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List of glaciers of Chile

List of glaciers of Chile is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand List of glaciers of Chile rather than just read about it. In short: The glaciers of Chile cover 2.7% (20,188 km2) of the land area of the country, excluding Antártica Chilena, and have a considerable impact on its landscape and water supply. By surface 80% of South America's glaciers lie in Chile.

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Reference excerpt

The glaciers of Chile cover 2.7% (20,188 km2) of the land area of the country, excluding Antártica Chilena, and have a considerable impact on its landscape and water supply. By surface 80% of South America's glaciers lie in Chile. Glaciers develop in the Andes of Chile from 27˚S southwards and in a very few places north of 18°30'S in the extreme north of the country: in between they are absent because of extreme aridity, though rock glaciers formed from permafrost are common. The largest glaciers of Chile are the Northern and Southern Patagonian Ice Fields. From a latitude of 47° S and south some glaciers reach sea level. Apart from height and latitude, the settings of Chilean glaciers depend on precipitation patterns; in this sense two different regions exist: the Dry Andes and the Wet Andes.

List of ice fields This is a list of the ice fields of Chile.

List of glaciers

North Tapado Glacier Tronquitos Glacier

Center Universidad Glacier Cipreses Glacier San Francisco Glacier Esmeralda Glacier Juncal Norte Glacier

South Garibaldi Glacier Schiaparelli Glacier Balmaceda Glacier Tyndall Glacier or Geike Glacier Grey Glacier Amalia Glacier Dickson Glacier Ameghino Glacier Speghazzini Glacier Upsala Glacier Viedma Glacier Southern Patagonian Ice Field Brüggen Glacier or Pío XI Glacier Chico Glacier O'Higgins Glacier Tempano Glacier Ofhidro Glacier Jorge Montt Glacier Steffen Glacier Colonia Glacier Nef Glacier Northern Patagonian Ice Field Soler Glacier San Quintín Glacier San Rafael Glacier Gualas Glacier Hudson Volcano Michinmahuida Volcano Blanco Chico Glacier Casa Pangue Glacier Villarrica Glacier Bernardo Glacier (Following Glaciers aren't in the list of http://www.glaciologia.cl)

Alemania Glacier Darwin Glacier Exploradores Glacier Francia Glacier Grandes Ventisqueros Gran Campo Nevado Holanda Glacier Italia Glacier La Paloma Glacier Leones Glacier Los Perros Glacier Marinelli Glacier Mocho-Choshuenco Patagonian Ice Sheet† Pingo Glacier Queulat Glacier Romanche Glacier Serrano Glacier Stoppani Glacier Yelcho Glacier

External links (in Spanish) Chilean glacier inventory at Glaciologia.cl of Andrés Rivera

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