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Why does ice melt showly at higher altitudes?

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Melting of ice is endothermic process accompanied by decrease of volume. At altitudes , pressure as well as the temperature is low, In the equilibrium , Ice `hArr` Water, both the factors favour backward process. Hence the melting is slow.
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