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  • 3 peak of a mountain in south america with its ice cap 800
    3 peak of a mountain in south america with its ice cap 800
  • 2 glacier coming down the mountain in southern chile 800
    2 glacier coming down the mountain in southern chile 800
  • 15 south american glacier peeking through the clouds at sunset in chile 800
    15 south american glacier peeking through the clouds at sunset in chile 800
  • 27 glacier mountains in chiles tierra del fuego region 800
    27 glacier mountains in chiles tierra del fuego region 800
  • 8 glacier of tres torres del paine in the patagonia 800
    8 glacier of tres torres del paine in the patagonia 800
  • 36 glaceier at the foot of the 3 towers of paine in tierra del fuego chile
    36 glaceier at the foot of the 3 towers of paine in tierra del fuego  chile
  • 30 glaceir at the foot of the three towers of paine in chile 800
    30 glaceir at the foot of the three towers of paine in chile 800
  • 43 two of the tres torres del paine chile 800
    43   two of the tres torres del paine  chile 800
  • 18 mouth of a glacier in tierra del fuego chile 800
    18 mouth of a glacier in tierra del fuego  chile 800
  • 20 glacier top in chiles patagonia
    20 glacier top in chiles patagonia
  • 45 25 foot tall face of a glacier in new zealand 800
    45 25 foot tall face of a glacier in new zealand 800
  • 17 open mouth of glacier in new zealand 800
    17 open mouth of glacier in new zealand 800
  • 23 mouth of a glacier in chile 800
    23 mouth of a glacier in chile 800
  • 21 glacier off in the distance in chile 800
    21 glacier off in the distance in chile 800
  • 11 glaceir creeping down the mountain in the patagonia 800
    11 glaceir creeping down the mountain in the patagonia 800
  • 22 glacier fed river in southern chiles patagonia 800
    22 glacier fed river in southern chiles patagonia 800
  • 38 glacier peaking through the clouds in chile 800
    38 glacier peaking through the clouds in chile 800
  • 29 glacial river creeping down the mountian in south americas chile 800
    29 glacial river creeping down the mountian in south americas chile 800
  • 44 side face of an ice field in chile 800
    44 side face of an ice field in chile 800
  • 25 glacier heading down the mountainside in chile 800
    25 glacier heading down the mountainside in chile 800
  • 24 edge of an ice field in chile 800
    24 edge of an ice field in chile 800
  • 3 peak of a mountain in south america with its ice cap 800
  • 2 glacier coming down the mountain in southern chile 800
  • 15 south american glacier peeking through the clouds at sunset in chile 800
  • 27 glacier mountains in chiles tierra del fuego region 800
  • 8 glacier of tres torres del paine in the patagonia 800
  • 36 glaceier at the foot of the 3 towers of paine in tierra del fuego  chile
  • 30 glaceir at the foot of the three towers of paine in chile 800
  • 43   two of the tres torres del paine  chile 800
  • 18 mouth of a glacier in tierra del fuego  chile 800
  • 20 glacier top in chiles patagonia
  • 45 25 foot tall face of a glacier in new zealand 800
  • 17 open mouth of glacier in new zealand 800
  • 23 mouth of a glacier in chile 800
  • 21 glacier off in the distance in chile 800
  • 11 glaceir creeping down the mountain in the patagonia 800
  • 22 glacier fed river in southern chiles patagonia 800
  • 38 glacier peaking through the clouds in chile 800
  • 29 glacial river creeping down the mountian in south americas chile 800
  • 44 side face of an ice field in chile 800
  • 25 glacier heading down the mountainside in chile 800
  • 24 edge of an ice field in chile 800
    • 3 peak of a mountain in south america with its ice cap 800
    • 2 glacier coming down the mountain in southern chile 800
    • 15 south american glacier peeking through the clouds at sunset in chile 800
    • 27 glacier mountains in chiles tierra del fuego region 800
    • 8 glacier of tres torres del paine in the patagonia 800
    • 36 glaceier at the foot of the 3 towers of paine in tierra del fuego  chile
    • 30 glaceir at the foot of the three towers of paine in chile 800
    • 43   two of the tres torres del paine  chile 800
    • 18 mouth of a glacier in tierra del fuego  chile 800
    • 20 glacier top in chiles patagonia
    • 45 25 foot tall face of a glacier in new zealand 800
    • 17 open mouth of glacier in new zealand 800
    • 23 mouth of a glacier in chile 800
    • 21 glacier off in the distance in chile 800
    • 11 glaceir creeping down the mountain in the patagonia 800
    • 22 glacier fed river in southern chiles patagonia 800
    • 38 glacier peaking through the clouds in chile 800
    • 29 glacial river creeping down the mountian in south americas chile 800
    • 44 side face of an ice field in chile 800
    • 25 glacier heading down the mountainside in chile 800
    • 24 edge of an ice field in chile 800

    South America's Glaciers 

    Glaciers in South America develop exclusively in the Andes and are subject to the Andes's various climatic patterns namely the Tropical Andes, Dry Andes, and the Wet Andes. Apart from this, there is a wide range of altitudes on which glaciers develop from 5000 m in the Altiplano mountains and volcanoes to sea level as the tidewater glaciers from San Rafael Lagoon (45° S) and southwards. South America hosts two large ice fields, the Northern and Southern Patagonian Ice Fields, of which the second is the largest contiguous body of glaciers in extrapolar regions. About 80% of South America's glaciers lie in Chile.

    Photographed in 1993

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