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This is a list of glaciers. "Glacial" and "Glaciation" redirect here For the geological periods see Glacial period.
Due to somewhat sparse information, some glaciers, especially those in the tropics, may no longer exist as listed. This is especially true for glaciers in Africa and New Guinea.
Africa
Kenya(All located on the upper slopes of Mount Kenya[1])
Ruwenzori Range
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Antarctica
Note : Some glaciers on list do not exist,
Asia
China
NepalTajikistanIndiaUttarakhand
SikkimSiachen Glacier(Disputed region between Pakistan and India. Mount Kenya is the highest Mountain in Kenya, and the second highest in Africa (after Mount Kilimanjaro) The Furtwängler Glacier is located near the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. The Rebmann Glacier is located near the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania and is a small remnant of an enormous icecap which once crowned the summit The Canada Glacier is a small polar Glacier flowing southeast into the northern side of Taylor Valley, Victoria Land in Antarctica. "Dry valleys" redirects here For other uses see Dry valley The McMurdo Dry Valleys are a row of Valleys in The Beardmore Glacier ( in Antarctica is one of the largest Glaciers in the world with a length exceeding 160 km (100 mi Erebus_Ice_Tongue_-_Antarcticajpg|thumb|275px|The Erebus Ice Tongue is shaped by a variety of forces such as wave action during summer thaw tides and internal tensions The Abbot Ice Shelf is an Ice shelf 400 km (250 mi long and 64 km (40 mi wide bordering Eights Coast from Cape Waite to Phrogner Point Academy Glacier ( is a major Antarctic Glacier in the Pensacola Mountains, draining northwestward between the Patuxent and Neptune Amundsen Glacier ( is a major Antarctic Glacier, about 6 to 10 km (4 to 6 mi wide and 128 km (80 mi long originating on the polar plateau where it drains the area The Antarctic ice sheet is one of the two Polar ice caps of the Earth. The Axel Heiberg Glacier is a valley Glacier, 48 km (30 mi long descending from the Polar plateau to the Ross Ice Shelf between the Herbert The Beardmore Glacier ( in Antarctica is one of the largest Glaciers in the world with a length exceeding 160 km (100 mi Berkovitsa Glacier (Lednik Berkovitsa \'led-nik ber-'ko-vi-tsa\ is a glacier on Livingston Island, Antarctica. Borchgrevink Glacier ( is a large Glacier in the Victory Mountains, Victoria Land, draining south between Malta Plateau and Daniell Peninsula The Branscomb Glacier ( is an Antarctic glacier 95 km (6 mi long flowing west from the north-west side of Vinson Massif (the highest point in Antarctica into The Brunt Ice Shelf borders the Antarctic coast of Coats Land between Dawson-Lambton Glacier and Stancomb-Wills Glacier Tongue The Byrd Glacier is a major Glacier in Antarctica about 136 km long and 24 km wide draining an extensive area of the polar plateau and flowing eastward between the Britannia The Canada Glacier is a small polar Glacier flowing southeast into the northern side of Taylor Valley, Victoria Land in Antarctica. Clarke Glacier is the name of three different Antarctic Glaciers. Collins Glacier ( is a Glacier about 11 miles (18 km wide at its confluence with the Mellor Glacier, which it feeds from the southwest located north of Mount Commonwealth Glacier is a Glacier which flows in a southeastern direction and enters the northern side of Taylor Valley immediately west of Mount Coleman Crescent Glacier ( is a small alpine Glacier in Antarctica. It is located just east of Howard Glacier in the Kukri Hills, flowing north Crevasse Valley Glacier ( is a broad Glacier about 30 miles (50 km long flowing west-southwest between Chester Mountains and Saunders Mountain to Darwin Glacier is a large Glacier flowing from the polar plateau eastward between the Darwin and Cook Mountains to the Ross Ice Shelf. The Dater Glacier is a steep valley glacier in Antarctica, long and from 1 David Glacier is the most imposing outlet glacier in Victoria Land, fed by two main flows which drain an area larger than 200000 square kilometres of the East Antarctic The Debelt Glacier (Lednik Debelt \'led-nik 'de-belt\ sits on Livingston Island draining the southeastern slopes of Vidin Heights into Moon Bay between Edinburgh Denman Glacier ( is a Glacier 7 to 10 miles wide (11 to 16 km descending north some 70 miles (112 km which Debouches into Shackleton Ice Shelf east The Dennistoun Glacier is a Glacier, 80 km (50 mi long draining the northern slopes of Mounts Black Prince, Royalist and Adam in the Admiralty Devils Glacier ( is a heavily crevassed Glacier at the edge of the polar plateau about 20 miles (32 km long and 8 miles (13 km wide draining the south part of the Mohn Dotson Ice Shelf is an Ice shelf about 48 km (30 mi wide between Martin and Bear Peninsulas on the coast of Marie Byrd Land in Antarctica The Drygalski Ice Tongue or Drygalski Barrier or Drygalski Glacier Tongue is a Glacier in Antarctica, located on the Scott Coast The East Antarctic Ice Sheet ( EAIS) is one of two large Ice sheets in Antarctica, and the largest in the entire world Ebbe Glacier is a tributary Glacier about 96 km (60 mi long draining northwest from the Homerun Range and Robinson Heights and then WNW between Everett Range The Ellen Glacier is an Antarctic glacier in central Sentinel Range, Ellsworth Mountains, draining the eastern slopes of Mount Anderson and Long Erebus_Ice_Tongue_-_Antarcticajpg|thumb|275px|The Erebus Ice Tongue is shaped by a variety of forces such as wave action during summer thaw tides and internal tensions The Ferrar Glacier is an Antarctic Glacier about 56 km (35 mi long flowing from the plateau of Victoria Land west of the Royal Society Range Fisher Glacier ( is a prominent western tributary to the Lambert Glacier, about 100 miles (160 km long flowing east past the north sides of Mount Menzies and Foggydog Glacier is a Glacier between Blank Peaks and Mount Rich in the Brown Hills of Antarctica. Fortuna Glacier is a tidewater glacier at the mouth of Cumberland Bay on the island of South Georgia. Frost Glacier ( is a channel Glacier flowing to the head of Porpoise Bay. Getz Ice Shelf is an Antarctic Ice shelf, over 480 km (300 mi long and from 32 to 96 km (20 to 60 mi wide bordering the Hobbs and Bakutis Coasts of Marie Byrd The Greenwell Glacier is a major tributary Glacier of Antarctica, 72 km long draining northwest between Mirabito Range and Everett Range The Hammond Glacier is located on the NE side of the Haines Mountains, flowing NW for about 40 s to Sulzberger Ice Shelf in the Ford Ranges, Marie Harker Glacier is a tidewater Glacier on South Georgia Island in the southern Atlantic Ocean. Hatherton Glacier is a large Glacier flowing from the Antarctic polar plateau generally eastward along the south side of the Darwin Mountains and entering Hayes Glacier enters the south east part of Weddell Sea about 27 km (17 mi west south west of Dawson-Lambton Glacier. Irvine Glacier ( is a Glacier, 40 miles (64 km long draining southeast between the Guettard Range and the Rare Range into the north part of Gardner Keltie Glacier is a large Antarctic Glacier, 48 km (30 mi long draining from Pain Névé southwest around the southern extremity of the Commonwealth Range Ketchum Glacier ( is an eastward flowing Glacier at the base of Palmer Land, about 50 miles (80 km long descending between the Latady Mountains and the The Koettlitz Glacier is a large Antarctic Glacier lying west of Mount Morning and Mount Discovery, flowing from the vicinity of Mount Kohler Glacier is a distributary of the Smith Glacier in Marie Byrd Land, flowing northward through the middle of the Kohler Range into Dotson Ice Lambert Glacier is a major Glacier in Antarctica. At about 60 miles (96km wide over 250 miles (400 km long and about 2500 meters deep it holds the Guinness The Larsen Ice Shelf is a long fringing Ice shelf in the northwest part of the Weddell Sea, extending along the east coast of Antarctic Peninsula from Leppard Glacier ( is a large Valley Glacier draining east into Scar Inlet, to the north of Ishmael Peak, on the east coast of Graham Land Leverett Glacier in Antarctica is about 80 km (50 mi long and 4 to 6 km (3 to 4 mi wide draining northward from the Watson Escarpment between the California and Stanford Lillie Glacier is a large Glacier, about 160 km (100 mi long and 16 km (10 mi wide between Bowers Mountains on the west and Concord and Anare Mountains The Lucy Glacier is a wide Glacier which flows southeast from the Antarctic polar plateau between Laird Plateau and McKay Cliffs into Nimrod Glacier. The Marsh Glacier is a Glacier about 110 km (70 mi long flowing north from the polar plateau between the Miller Range and Queen Elizabeth Range into Martin Glacier is a Glacier, 3 Miles (5 km wide and 9 Miles (14 km long which flows west and then northwest from the south side of Mount Lupa Mellor Glacier is a tributary Glacier, flowing northnortheast between Mount Newton and Mount Maguire and coalescing with Collins Glacier just Mertz Glacier ( is a heavily crevassed Glacier in Antarctica, about 45 miles (72 km long and averaging 20 miles (32 km wide Mill Glacier is a tributary Glacier, 16 km wide flowing northwest between the Dominion Range and the Supporters Range into Beardmore Glacier Minnesota Glacier is a broad Glacier in Antarctica. It is about 64 km (40 mi long and 8 km (5 mi wide and flows east through the Ellsworth Mountains Moscow University Ice Shelf ( is a narrow Ice shelf, about 120 miles (193 km long which fringes Sabrina Coast between Totten Glacier and Paulding Murgash Glacier (Lednik Murgash \'led-nik mur-'gash\is the Glacier situated E and S of Lloyd Hill, and W of Tile Ridge, Greenwich Island, The Nash Glacier is a 32 km (20 mi long Glacier, draining the northern slopes of Dunedin Range in the Admiralty Mountains. The Nimitz Glacier is an Antarctic glacier 64 km (40 mi long and 8 km (5 mi wide draining the area about 16 km (10 mi west of the Vinson Massif and flowing southeast The Nimrod Glacier is a major Glacier about 135 km (85 mi long flowing from the Polar plateau in a northerly direction through the Transantarctic Mountains Ninnis Glacier ( is a large heavily hummocked and crevassed Glacier descending steeply from the high interior to the sea in a broad valley on George V Coast in For Nordenskjold's Glacier a glacier on Spitsbergen see Akuliarutsip Sermersua Nordenskjold Glacier ( is a large Glacier flowing Northcliffe Glacier ( is a Glacier descending to the coast immediately east of Davis Peninsula, in Antarctica. Northeast Glacier is a steep heavily Crevassed Glacier, 13 Miles (21 km long and 5 Miles (8 km wide at its mouth which flows from McLeod Penck Glacier ( is a small Glacier flowing northward along the west side of Bertrab Glacier to Vahsel Bay. Pine Island Glacier is a broad Glacier flowing west-northwest along the south side of the Hudson Mountains into Pine Island Bay, Amundsen Sea Polar Times Glacier ( is a Glacier on Ingrid Christensen Coast, flowing northward between Svarthausen Nunatak and Boyd Nunatak into the western The Priestley Glacier is a major valley Glacier, about 96 km (60 mi long originating at the edge of the polar plateau of Victoria Land. Quartermain Glacier ( is a well-defined highly- Crevassed Glacier on the north side of Fricker Glacier, from which it is separated in its upper reaches Quensel Glacier ( is a small Glacier flowing southeast into Cooper Bay at the east tip of South Georgia. Quito Glacier ( is a Glacier flowing north into the sea west of Canto Point in north Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands. Quonset Glacier ( is a Glacier about 20 miles (32 km) long which drains the north slopes of Wisconsin Range between Mount LeSchack Rayner Glacier ( is a prominent Glacier, 10 miles (16 km wide flowing north to the coast of Enderby Land just west of Condon Hills. The Recovery Glacier is a Glacier, at least 100 km (60 mi long and 64 km (40 mi wide at its mouth flowing west along the southern side of the Shackleton Range in The Reedy Glacier is a major Glacier in Antarctica, over 160 km (100 mi long and from 10 to 19 km (6 to 12 mi wide descending from the polar plateau to the Robert Glacier ( is the eastern of two glaciers entering the southern part of Edward VIII Bay. The Filchner-Ronne ice shelf is in Antarctica bordering the Weddell Sea. The Ross Ice Shelf ( is the largest Ice shelf of Antarctica (an area of roughly 487 000 km² and about 800 km across about the size of France) Scott Glacier ( is a Glacier, 7 miles (11 km wide and over 20 miles (32 km long flowing northnorthwest to the Antarctic coast between Cape Hoadley and Seaton Glacier ( is a Glacier 17 miles (27 km long flowing southeast into Edward VIII Ice Shelf at the northwest part of Edward VIII Bay. Shackleton Ice Shelf ( is an extensive Ice shelf fronting the coast of East Antarctica for about 384 km (95E to 105E projecting seaward about 145 km in the western Shackleton Glacier is a major Antarctic Glacier, over long and from 8 to 16 km (5 to 10 mi wide descending from the polar plateau from the vicinity of Roberts Massif Shirase Glacier ( is a large glacier entering Havsbotn, the bay that forms the head of Lutzow-Holm Bay. The Skelton Glacier is a large Glacier flowing from the polar plateau into the Ross Ice Shelf at Skelton Inlet in Antarctica. The Slessor Glacier ( is a Glacier at least 120 km (75 mi long and 80 km (50 mi wide flowing west into the Filchner Ice Shelf to the north of the Shackleton Smith Glacier is a low-gradient Antarctic Glacier, over 160 km (100 mi long draining from Toney Mountain in an ENE direction to Amundsen Sea Socks Glacier is a small Glacier descending the east slopes of Queen Alexandra Range just north of Owen Hills to enter the west side of Beardmore Glacier Stancomb-Wills Glacier ( is a large Glacier that Debouches into eastern Weddell Sea southward of Lyddan Island. Support Force Glacier ( is a major Glacier in the Pensacola Mountains, draining northward between the Forrestal Range and Argentina Range to The Taylor Glacier is an Antarctic Glacier about 54 km (35 mi long flowing from the plateau of Victoria Land into the western end of Taylor Thwaites Glacier ( is a broad Glacier flowing into the Amundsen Sea about 30 miles (50 km east of Mount Murphy, Marie Byrd Land. Totten Glacier is a large (about 40 mi long and 20 mi wide Glacier off the Budd Coast of Wilkes Land in Australian Antarctica. Tucker Glacier is a major valley Glacier of Victoria Land, about 144 km (90 mi long flowing southeast between Admiralty Mountains and Victory Mountains Vanderford Glacier ( is a Glacier about 8 km (5 mi wide flowing northwest into the southeast side of Vincennes Bay, slightly south of the Windmill Veststraumen Glacier ( is a Glacier about 45 miles long draining west along the south end of Kraul Mountains into Riiser-Larsen Ice Shelf. The West Antarctic Ice Sheet ( WAIS) is the segment of the continental ice sheet that covers West (or Lesser Antarctica, the portion of Antarctica The West Ice Shelf ( is a prominent Ice shelf extending about 288 km in an E-W direction along the Antarctic coast between Barrier Bay and Posadowsky Wetmore Glacier ( is a Glacier about 40 miles (64 km long flowing southeast between the Rare Range and Latady Mountains into the north part of Gardner Wilkins Sound is a seaway in Antarctica that is largely occupied by the Wilkins Ice Shelf. The Wordie Ice Shelf ( is a confluent Glacier projecting as an Ice shelf into the SE part of Marguerite Bay between Cape Berteaux and Mount Wulfila Glacier (Lednik Wulfila \'led-nik vul-'fi-la\ is located on Greenwich Island, Antarctica and is bounded by Oborishte Ridge to the NW Terter Zykov Glacier ( is a Valley Glacier about 25 miles (40 km) long in the Anare Mountains, flowing northwest and reaching the coast between ImageHimalaya_annotatedjpg|thumb|250px|right|Rongbuk Glacier and Mount Everest as seen from the International Space Station Mingyong Glacier is located in the Yunnan Province, People's Republic of China, The glacier retreated 200 meters (656 feet in four years The Hunku Glacier is located in the Khumbu of eastern Nepal and forms the southern base of Baruntse (7220 m The Khumbu Glacier is located in the Khumbu region of northeastern Nepal and flows down from the Khumbu Icefall on the southern slopes of The Fedchenko Glacier ( Russian Федченко, also transliterated Fedcenko) is a large Glacier in the Pamir Mountains The Russian Geographical Society Glacier is in the Pamir Mountains, near Qullai Revolutsiya, Gorno-Badakhshan, central Tajikistan, Uttarakhand ( Hindi: उत्तराखण्ड or उत्तराखंड Uttar + Akhand i Gangotri Glacier is located in Uttarkashi District, Uttarakhand, India in a region bordering China. Kalabaland Glacier of Himalaya is situated in the eastern Kumaun of the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand state of India. Meola Glacier or Athasi-Balati glacier is the Himalayan Glacier situated in the eastern part of Uttarakhand in the Pithoragarh district of Milam Glacier is a major Glacier of the Kumaon Himalaya. It is located in the Tehsil of Munsiyari, part of the Pithoragarh district Namik Glacier is situated in the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand state of India. Panchchuli Glacier is a Himalayan Glacier, situated in the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand, India. The Pindari Glacier is a Glacier found in the upper reaches of the Kumaon Himalayas, to the southeast of Nanda Devi. Ralam Glacier is one of the main Himalayan Glaciers situated on the hills of Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand, India. Sona Glacier is the Himalayan Glacier situated in the eastern part of Uttarakhand in the Pithoragarh district of India. Sikkim ( Nepali:, also Sikhim) is a Landlocked Indian state nestled in the Himalayas It is the least populous state in India Zemu Glacier is the largest Glacier in the Eastern Himalaya. It is about 26 kilometres in length and found at the base of the Kangchenjunga in the The Rathong Glacier is an important Glacier situated in Sikkim. Lonak Glacier is one of the three major Glaciers of Sikhim in the Himalaya range in North east of India. see Siachen conflict for the military conflict over this area The Siachen Glacier is located in the eastern Karakoram range in the Himalaya Second largest glacier outside of the polar regions, largest in the Himalayas-Karakoram) [1] | Indonesia
Both are on Puncak Jaya. Puncak Jaya (ˈpʊntʃak ˈdʒaja sometimes called Mount Carstensz or the Carstensz Pyramid, is a mountain in the Sudirman Range, the western central The Meren Glacier on the summit disappeared at some time between 1992 and 2000. [2], [3] Pakistan
JapanThere are presently no true glaciers in Japan, although there are small permanent snow fields (some including remnant glacial ice) and also rock glaciers. Following is list of glaciers of Pakistan Abruzzi Glacier Baltoro Glacier Batura Glacier Biafo Glacier Abruzzi Glacier is a glacier in the north of the Baltoro Kangri peak in the Northern Areas of Pakistan. The Baltoro Glacier, at 62 kilometers long is one of the longest Glaciers outside of the Polar regions. Batura Glacier (57km long is one of the largest and longest glaciers outside the polar regions The Biafo Glacier is a 63 km long Glacier in the Karakoram Mountains of the Northern Areas Pakistan which meets the 49 km long Hispar Glacier The Biarchedi Glacier is located on the northeast of Biarchedi Peak in Pakistan. The Godwin-Austen Glacier is located near K2 in the Northern Areas of Pakistan. Gondogoro Glacier or Gondoghoro Glacier is Glacier near Concordia in the Northern Areas of Pakistan. Hainablak Glacier is a glacier near Trango Tower mountain in Baltistan, Northern Areas of Pakistan. Hispar Glacier is a 49 km long Glacier in the Karakoram Mountains of the ( Northern Areas Pakistan) which meets the 63 km long Biafo Glacier Lonak Glacier is one of the three major Glaciers of Sikhim in the Himalaya range in North east of India. Miar Glacier is a Glacier that forms in the north of Miar Peak (6824 m in Pakistan. Panmah Glacier is a Glacier in the Northern Areas of Pakistan. Passu Glacier forms in the east of the Passu Sar (Passu Peak See also Passu Sar List of glaciers Rupal Glacier or Tashain Glacier is a glacier in the Great Himalaya subrange of Himalayas It starts in the north of an unnamed 6326 m high peak (35° The Sarpo Laggo Glacier ( Sarpo Laggo: young husband is a Glacier in the Northern Areas of Pakistan, in the Karakoram mountain range Shani Glacier is a glacier in the north of Shani Peak (5887 m in Naltar Valley, Pakistan. Trango Glacier is a glacier near Trango Tower mountain in Baltistan, Northern Areas of Pakistan. Vigne Glacier is a Glacier in the Northern Areas Pakistan near Gondogoro Glacier and Baltoro Glacier. Rock glacier s are distinctive Geomorphological Landforms of blocky Detritus which may extend outward and downslope from Talus cones or from |
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SpainGlaciers in the Sierra Nevada and the Picos de Europa melted by the end of the 19th century. Aletsch Glacier, the largest Glacier in the Alps, covers more than 120 square kilometres (more than 45 square miles in southern Switzerland. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation The glaciers of Iceland cover 111% of the land area of the country (about 11 Eyjafjallajökull 'eijaˌfjatlaˌjœkʏtl is one of the smaller Glaciers of Iceland. Drangajökull is the northernmost Glacier of Iceland. It is situated south-west of the peninsula Hornstrandir in the Vestfirðir region Langjökull is after the Vatnajökull, the second-largest of the glaciers of Iceland (1 Hofsjökull is the third largest Glacier in Iceland after Vatnajökull and Langjökull and the largest active volcano in the country Mýrdalsjökull, 'mirtalsˌjœːkʏtl, literally the Ice cap in the Marsh Valley, is a Glacier in the south of Iceland Snæfellsjökull is a Stratovolcano with a Glacier ( Icelandic: jökull) covering its summit in western Iceland. Torfajökull is a Rhyolitic Stratovolcano and complex of Subglacial volcanoes located north of Myrdalsjökull and south of Thorisvatn Vatnajökull ( English: Glacier of Rivers (ˈvahtnaˌjœːkʏtl ̥ is the largest glacier in Iceland. These are the largest glaciers on mainland Norway. However the 18 largest glaciers in the Kingdom of Norway are on Svalbard, including the largest Glacier Austfonna is an Ice cap located on Nordaustlandet in the Svalbard Archipelago in Norway. Blåmannsisen (In Sami Ålmåjalosjiegŋa) is the fifth largest glacier in mainland Norway. The glacier Buarbreen in is an offshoot of the Folgefonna glacier Folgefonna is a collective term for three Glaciers in Hardanger, Norway, Nordre (northern Folgefonna (26 km² The Glacier Frostisen is one of the larger plateau glaciers in Norway Gihtsejiegŋa (in Sami language) is one of the largest Glaciers in mainland Norway. Harbardsbreen is the 10th largest Glacier in mainland Norway. Hardangerjøkulen is the sixth largest Glacier in mainland Norway, and is located in Eidfjord and Ulvik municipalities Jostedalsbreen or Jostedal Glacier is the biggest Glacier in continental Europe. Myklebustbreen, or Snønipbreen, is the seventh largest Glacier in mainland Norway. Nordre Folgefonna (Northern Folgefonna is one of the largest Glaciers in mainland Norway. Okstindbreen is the eighth largest Glacier in mainland Norway, and lies in the mountain range Okstindan. Spørteggbreen is one of the largest Glaciers on the mainland of Norway. Sulitjelmaisen (In Sami Sállajiegŋa) ' is one of the largest Glaciers in mainland Norway. Svartisen is a collective term for two Glaciers located in northern Norway. Søndre Folgefonna is the third largest Glacier in mainland Norway, and is the largest of the three glaciers constituting Folgefonna. Øksfjordjøkelen (Ákšovuonjiehkki is the ninth largest Glacier in mainland Norway. The glaciers of Georgia are mainly located along the Greater Caucasus Mountain Range, covering a total surface area of 506 km² (approx Abano may refer to Pietro d'Abano Abano Georgia Abano Terme Abano Healthcare Group The Pasterze, at approximately 84 km (52 mi) in length is the longest Glacier in Austria and in the Eastern Alps reaching The Mer de Glace ( Sea of Ice) is a Glacier located on the northern slopes of the Mont Blanc massif in the Alps. Glacier d'Argentière is a glacier found in the Chamonix valley above the village of Argentière in Haute-Savoie département, south-eastern Glacier des Bossons is one of the Glaciers found in the Chamonix valley of Haute-Savoie département, south-eastern France The Sierra Nevada, meaning "snowy range" in Spanish, is a Mountain range in the region of Andalusia in Spain. The Picos de Europa (literally "Peaks of Europe" is a range of Mountains some 20 km inland from the northern coast of Spain, located in the Autonomous In 2000, ten small glaciers remain in the Spanish Pyrenees, down from 27 in 1980. The Pyrenees (Pirineos French: Pyrénées; Catalan: Pirineus; Occitan: Pirenèus; Aragonese: Perinés [3] The largest are on:
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| SwedenSweden has a total of around 300 glaciers. Aneto is the highest Mountain in the Pyrenees and in Aragon, and Spain 's third highest mountain- reaching a height of 3404 m (11168 ft Monte Perdido ( Mont Perdu in French, both meaning lost mountain) is the third highest Mountain in the Pyrenees. The Calderone glacier (Ghiacciaio del Calderone located in the Gran Sasso d’Italia mountain group in Abruzzo, Italy lies just beneath Corno The largest is Stuorrjekna in Sulitelma with an area of 13 km2. Switzerland
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Canada
Yukon
- Donjek Glacier - Kluane National Park and Reserve, Yukon
- Hubbard Glacier - Yukon/Alaska
- Kaskawulsh Glacier - Kluane National Park and Reserve, Yukon
- Kluane Icefields - Kluane National Park and Reserve, Yukon
- Klutlan Glacier - Yukon/Alaska
- Logan Glacier - Kluane National Park and Reserve, Yukon
- Lowell Glacier - Kluane National Park and Reserve, Yukon
- Walsh Glacier - Kluane National Park and Reserve, Yukon
BC Coast Mountains
- Cambria Icefield - Boundary Ranges, Coast Mountains, British Columbia
- Franklin Glacier - Waddington Range, Pacific Ranges, Coast Mountains, British Columbia
- Ha-Iltzuk Icefield - Pacific Ranges, Coast Mountains, British Columbia
- Homathko Icefield - Pacific Ranges, Coast Mountains, British Columbia
- Juneau Icefield - Boundary Ranges, Coast Mountains, British Columbia/Alaska
- Klinaklini Glacier - Pacific Ranges, Coast Mountains, British Columbia
- Lillooet Icecap - Pacific Ranges, Coast Mountains, British Columbia
- Llewellyn Glacier - Boundary Ranges, British Columbia, source of the Yukon River
- Misty Icefield - Garibaldi Ranges, Coast Mountains, British Columbia
- Monarch Icefield - Pacific Ranges, Coast Mountains, British Columbia
- Pemberton Icefield - Pacific Ranges, Coast Mountains, British Columbia
- Stikine Icecap - Boundary Ranges, Coast Mountains, British Columbia/Alaska
- Tiedemann Glacier - Waddington Range, Pacific Ranges, Coast Mountains, British Columbia
- Salmon Glacier - Boundary Ranges, Coast Mountains, British Columbia
- Spearhead Glacier - Garibaldi Ranges, Pacific Ranges, Coast Mountains, British Columbia
- Armchair Glacier - Garibaldi Ranges, Pacific Ranges, Coast Mountans, British Columbia
- Powder Mountain Icefield - Pacific Ranges, Coast Mountains, British Columbia
- Place Glacier - Cayoosh Range, Lillooet Ranges, Pacific Ranges, Coast Mountains, British Columbia. Yukon (ˈjuːkɒn is the westernmost and smallest of Canada's three territories. Donjek Glacier is located in Kluane National Park, in Yukon, Canada, on the east side of the St Hubbard Glacier is a tidewater Glacier in the US state of Alaska and the Yukon Territory of Canada. Klutlan Glacier is a 40-mile-long (64 km Glacier in the U Logan Glacier is a Glacier in the US state of Alaska. It heads down the northern slopes of Mount Logan, flowing northwest across the The Coast Mountains are a Mountain range of the Pacific Cordillera, running along the north western shore of the North American continent extending south Franklin Glacier Volcano is an eroded Caldera complex in the Franklin Glacier area on the southwest flank of the Waddington Massif of the Pacific The Ha-Iltzuk Icefield is an Icefield in the central Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in British Columbia, Canada. The Homathko Icefield is an Icefield in British Columbia, Canada. The Juneau Icefield or Juneau Icecap is an Ice field located just north of Juneau, Alaska and continues north through the border with British The Lillooet Icecap, also called the Lillooet Icefield or the Lillooet Crown, is a large icefield in the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains The Misty Icefield (sometimes referred to as the Misty Icefields) is a high glaciated plateau in the eastern part of Garibaldi Provincial Park and the northern portion Stikine Icecap (sometimes referred to as the Stikine Icefield) is a large Icefield straddled on the Alaska &ndash British Columbia boundary in Salmon Glacier is North America 's fifth largest Glacier. The glacier ends at Sea level and reaches heights of 4300 ft The Powder Mountain Icefield, also called the Powder Mountain Icecap and the Cayley Icefield, is a glacial field in the Pacific Ranges of southwestern
BC Columbia Mountains
- Bugaboo Glacier - BC
- Durrand Glacier - BC
- Illecillewaet Glacier - BC
- Jumbo Glacier - BC
- Kokanee Glacier - BC
Canadian Rockies (BC/AB)
- Angel Glacier - Jasper National Park, Alberta
- Athabasca Glacier - Jasper National Park, Alberta
- Berg Glacier - Mount Robson Provincial Park, BC
- Bonnet Icefield - Canadian Rockies
- Bow Glacier - Banff National Park, Alberta
- Chaba Icefield - Canadian Rockies
- Clemenceau Icefield - Canadian Rockies
- Columbia Icefield - Canadian Rockies
- Crowfoot Glacier - Banff National Park, Alberta
- Daly Glacier - Yoho National Park, British Columbia
- Dome Glacier - Jasper National Park, Alberta
- Drummond Icefield - Canadian Rockies
- Emerald Glacier - Yoho National Park, British Columbia
- Freshfield Icefield - Canadian Rockies
- Hector Glacier - Banff National Park, Alberta
- Peyto Glacier - Banff National Park, Alberta
- Ram Glacier - Banff National Park, Alberta
- Robson Glacier - Mount Robson Provincial Park, BC
- Saskatchewan Glacier - Banff National Park, Alberta
- Vulture Glacier - Banff National Park, Alberta
- Wapta Icefield - Banff National Park, Alberta
- Waputik Icefield - Banff National Park, Alberta
- Yoho Glacier - Yoho National Park, British Columbia
Nunavut
- Agassiz Ice Cap - Ellesmere Island, Nunavut
- Barnes Ice Cap - Baffin Island, Nunavut
- Benedict Glacier - Ellesmere Island, Nunavut
- Chapman Glacier - Ellesmere Island, Nunavut
- Coronation Glacier - Baffin Island, Nunavut
- Devon Ice Cap - Devon Island, Nunavut
- Disraeli Glacier - Ellesmere Island, Nunavut
- Eugenie Glacier - Ellesmere Island, Nunavut
- Jimi Maasi Glacier - Baffin Island, Nunavut
- Kaparoqtalik Glacier - Bylot Island, Nunavut
- Keyhole Glacier - Baffin Island, Nunavut
- Kiitarayuk Glacier - Baffin Island, Nunavut
- Macculloch Glacier - Baffin Island, Nunavut
- Melville South Icecap - Melville Island, Nunavut
- Müller Icecap - Axel Heiberg Island, Nunavut
- Nuuksuq Glacier - Baffin Island, Nunavut
- Oliver Glacier - Baffin Island, Nunavut
- Parrish Glacier - Ellesmere Island, Nunavut
- Penny Ice Cap - Baffin Island, Nunavut
- Sermilik Glacier - Bylot Island, Nunavut
- Sven Hedin Glacier - Ellesmere Island, Nunavut
- Turnabout Glacier - Ellesmere Island, Nunavut
- Utinatuk Glacier - Baffin Island, Nunavut
- West Pioneer Glacier - Baffin Island, Nunavut
- White Glacier - Axel Heiberg Island, Nunavut
Greenland
Mexico
- El Glaciar Norte - Popocatépetl
- Glaciar de Ayoloco - Iztaccíhuatl
- Glaciares Orientales - Iztaccíhuatl
- Glaciar de las Rodillas - Iztaccíhuatl
- Glaciar Este - Pico de Orizaba
- Glaciar de Jamapa - Pico de Orizaba
United States
Alaska
Washington
There are hundreds of named glaciers in Washington. This list contains most of the glaciers on the volcanoes, but is very incomplete otherwise.
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Oregon
This list now includes all 35 named glaciers in Oregon, plus several more glaciers not named on maps, but for which published references exist. Mount Rainier is an active Stratovolcano (also known as a composite volcano in Pierce County Washington, located southeast of Seattle, Washington Carbon Glacier is located on the north slope of Mount Rainier in the U The Cowlitz Glacier is a large Glacier on the southeast flank of Mount Rainier in Washington. The Edmunds Glacier is a medium-sized Glacier on Mount Rainier in Washington. Emmons Glacier is a Glacier on the northeast flank of Mount Rainier, in Washington. The Flett Glacier is actually two Glaciers on the northwestern flank of Mount Rainier in Washington. The Fryingpan Glacier is a medium-sized Glacier on the eastern face of the Little Tahoma Peak just to the east of Mount Rainier in Washington The Ingraham Glacier is a large Glacier on the eastern flank of Mount Rainier, Washington. The Inter Glacier or Interglacier, is a small Glacier on the northeast face of Mount Rainier in Washington. The Kautz Glacier is a narrow Glacier on the southern flank of Mount Rainier in Washington. The Liberty Cap Glacier is a small Glacier located near the summit of Mount Rainier, Washington. The Nisqually Glacier is one of the larger Glaciers on the southern face of Mount Rainier in the U The North Mowich Glacier is a Glacier located on the northwest flank of Mount Rainier in Washington. The Ohanapecosh Glacier is small glacier located on Mount Rainier 's southeastern flanks in Washington. The Paradise Glacier is a Glacier on the southeast flank of Mount Rainier in Washington. The Puyallup Glacier is a Glacier on the west flank of Mount Rainier in Washington. The Pyramid Glacier is actually a scattering of Glaciers and snowfields located on the south-southwestern flank of Mount Rainier in Washington. The Russell Glacier is a medium-sized Glacier on the north flank of Mount Rainier, Washington. The South Mowich Glacier is a Glacier located on the western flank of Mount Rainier in Washington. The South Tahoma Glacier is a Glacier located on the southwest flank of Mount Rainier in State of Washington. The Success Glacier is a small Glacier located on the southwestern slopes of Mount Rainier in Washington. The Tahoma Glacier is a long Glacier mostly on the western flank of Mount Rainier in Washington. The Van Trump Glacier is actually a scattering of Glaciers and snowfields located on the southern flank of Mount Rainier in Washington. The Wilson Glacier is a medium-sized tributary Glacier located on the southeast flank of Mount Rainier in Washington. The Whitman Glacier is a medium-sized Glacier on the eastern flank of Little Tahoma Peak, a sub-peak of Mount Rainier in Washington. The Williwakas Glacier is a Glacier located on the south flank of Mount Rainier in Washington. The Winthrop Glacier is a large Glacier on the northeastern side of Mount Rainier in Washington. Goat Rocks is the name of a series of rugged volcanic peaks in the Cascade Range, roughly between Mount Rainier and Mount Adams in southern The Conrad Glacier is a small Glacier located in the Goat Rocks region of Washington. The Meade Glacier is a small east-facing Glacier located in the Goat Rocks region in Washington. The Packwood Glacier is a small northwest-facing glacier located in the Goat Rocks region of Washington. Mount Adams is a potentially active Stratovolcano in the Cascade Range and the second-highest Mountain in the state of Washington The Adams Glacier is a large mountain Glacier situated on the northwest flank of Mount Adams, a 12276 ft (3742 m The Crescent Glacier is a small Glacier located southeast of Mount Adams in Washington. The Rusk Glacier is a medium-sized Glacier located on the eastern face of Mount Adams in Washington. Mount St Helens is an active Stratovolcano located in Skamania County, Washington, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States The Crater Glacier (also known as Tulutson Glacier) is a geologically young Glacier that is located on Mount Saint Helens, in the U
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California
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Colorado
- Andrews Glacier - Andrews Pass ([14])
- Arapaho Glacier - between North and South Arapaho Peaks ([15])
- Fair Glacier - Apache Peak ([16])
- Isabelle Glacier - Shoshont Peak ([17])
- Mills Glacier - Longs Peak, Rocky Mountain National Park ([18])
- Moomaw Glacier ([19])
- Peck Glacier - ([20])
- Rowe Glacier - ([21])
- Saint Marys Glacier - ([22])
- Saint Vrain Glaciers
- Sprague Glacier
- Taylor Glacier
- The Dove - north of Longs Peak ([23])
- Tyndall Glacier
Montana
- Agassiz Glacier - Glacier National Park
- Blackfoot Glacier - Glacier National Park
- Boulder Glacier (Montana) - Glacier National Park
- Chaney Glacier - Glacier National Park
- Gem Glacier - Glacier National Park
- Grant Glacier - Flathead National Forest
- Grasshopper Glacier - Beartooth Range
- Grasshopper Glacier - Beartooth Range
- Grinnell Glacier - Glacier National Park
- Jackson Glacier - Glacier National Park
- Sperry Glacier - Glacier National Park
- Stanton Glacier - Flathead National Forest
- Swiftcurrent Glacier - Glacier National Park
- Grasshopper Glacier - Crazy Mountains
- Sundance Glacier - Beartooth Range
(yes, Montana does have three different glaciers named Grasshopper Glacier)
Wyoming
- Baby Glacier - Wind River Range
- Bull Lake Glacier - Wind River Range
- Cloud Peak Glacier - Bighorn Mountains
- Connie Glacier - Wind River Range
- Continental Glacier - Wind River Range
- Dinwoody Glacier - Wind River Range
- DuNoir Glacier - Absaroka Mountains
- Downs Glacier - Wind River Range
- East Torrey Glacier - Wind River Range
- Falling Ice Glacier - Teton Range
- Fishhawk Glacier - Absaroka Mountains
- Gannett Glacier - Wind River Range
- Gooseneck Glacier - Wind River Range
- Grasshopper Glacier (Wyoming) - Wind River Range
- Harrower Glacier - Wind River Range
- Heap Steep Glacier - Wind River Range
- Helen Glacier - Wind River Range
- Hooker Glacier (Wyoming) - Wind River Range
- J Glacier - Wind River Range
- Klondike Glacier - Wind River Range
- Knife Point Glacier - Wind River Range
- Lower Fremont Glacier - Wind River Range
- Mammoth Glacier - Wind River Range
- Middle Teton Glacier - Teton Range
- Minor Glacier - Wind River Range
- Petersen Glacier - Teton Range
- Sacagawea Glacier - Wind River Range
- Schoolroom Glacier - Teton Range
- Skillet Glacier - Teton Range
- Sourdough Glacier - Wind River Range
- Stroud Glacier - Wind River Range
- Teepe Glacier - Teton Range
- Teton Glacier - Teton Range
- Tiny Glacier - Wind River Range
- Triple Glaciers - Teton Range
- Twins Glacier - Wind River Range
- Upper Fremont Glacier - Wind River Range
- Washakie Glacier - Wind River Range
Oceania
New Guinea
New Zealand
An inventory of glaciers in New Zealand's South Island during the 1980s found there were about 3,155 glaciers with an area of at least one hectare (2. Puncak Jaya (ˈpʊntʃak ˈdʒaja sometimes called Mount Carstensz or the Carstensz Pyramid, is a mountain in the Sudirman Range, the western central New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island The South Island is the larger of the two major islands of New Zealand, the other being the more populous North Island. 5 acres). [6] Approximately one sixth of these glaciers covered more than 10 hectares. These include:
There are also six glaciers in the North Island, all on Mount Ruapehu. The Fox Glacier ( Te Moeka o Tuawe in Māori) is a 12 km long Glacier located in Westland National Park on the West Coast of New Zealand The Franz Josef ( Ka Roimata o Hinehukatere in Māori) is a 12 km long Glacier located in Westland National Park on the West Coast of Hooker Glacier is one of several Glaciers close to the slopes of Aoraki/Mount Cook in the Southern Alps of New Zealand. The Mueller Glacier is a 13 kilometre long Glacier flowing through Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park in the South Island of New Zealand. The Murchison Glacier is an 18 kilometre long Glacier flowing through Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park in the South Island of New Zealand. The Tasman Glacier is the largest of several glaciers which flow south and east towards the Mackenzie Basin from the Southern Alps in New Zealand 's The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, the other being the South Island. Mount Ruapehu, or just Ruapehu, is an active Stratovolcano at the southern end of the Taupo Volcanic Zone in New Zealand.
South America
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Isolates
- Cook Glacier - Kerguelen Islands
- Fortuna Glacier - South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- Mawson Peak - Heard Island - Indian Ocean
- Jacka Glacier - Anzac Peak - Heard Island
References
- Glaciers in Italy. Chacaltaya is a Glacierial Mountain range in Bolivia with an elevation of 5421 m (17785 feet and a view of Lake Titicaca in the distance The Pico Bolívar is the highest mountain in Venezuela, at 4981 meters Nevado del Ruiz, also known as Mount Ruiz, is an Andean Stratovolcano in Caldas Department, Colombia. Ritacuba Blanco is the highest peak of Cordillera Oriental, in the Andes Mountains of Colombia. The Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta is an isolated mountain range apart from the Andes chain that runs through Colombia. Antisana is a Stratovolcano of the northern Andes, in Ecuador. El Altar is an Extinct volcano on the western side of Sangay National Park in Ecuador, 170 km south of Quito. For other uses of Cayambe see Cayambe (disambiguation page Cayambe (or Volcán Cayambe) is the name of a Volcano The inactive Stratovolcano Chimborazo (tʃimboˈraso is Ecuador's highest summit Cotopaxi is a Stratovolcano in the Andes Mountains, located about 75 kilometres (50 mi south of Quito, Ecuador, South America The Quelccaya Ice Cap is the largest glaciated area in the tropics The Perito Moreno Glacier ( is a Glacier located in the Los Glaciares National Park in the south west of Santa Cruz province, Argentina. The Polish Glacier ( Spanish Glaciar de los Polacos) is one of the glacial fields of Cerro Aconcagua, the highest peak in the Andes. The Southern Patagonia Ice Field ( Spanish: Hielos Continentales or Campo de Hielo Sur) is the third biggest extension of continental ice after The Upsala Glacier is a large valley Glacier in Argentina 's Los Glaciares National Park. Bernardo Glacier is one of the greatest Glaciers in the Southern Patagonian Ice Field. Brüggen Glacier, also known as Pío XI Glacier, is in southern Chile and is the largest western outflow from the Southern Patagonian Ice Field. Dickson Glacier is located in Torres del Paine National Park of southern Chile. Tyndall Glacier is one of the largest Glaciers in the Southern Patagonian Ice Field. The Gran Campo Nevado is a small Ice field located in the southern portion of the Muñoz Gamero Peninsula, in Chile. Grey Glacier is a glacier in the Southern Patagonian Ice Field, just west of the Cordillera del Paine. Jorge Montt Glacier is a Tidewater glacier located in the Aisén Region of Chile, south of the town of Caleta Tortel. Nef Glacier is a Glacier located in Laguna San Rafael National Park, in the Aisén Region of Chile. The Northern Patagonian Ice Field, located in Chile (centered near) refers to the smaller of two remnant parts in which the Patagonian Ice Sheet in the O'Higgins Glacier is one of the principal glaciers of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field. The Patagonian Ice Sheet was a large elongated and narrow Ice sheet that covered all of Chile south of approximately present-day Puerto Montt during the The San Quintín Glacier is the largest outflow Glacier of the Northern Patagonian Ice Field in southern Chile. The San Rafael Glacier is one of the major outlet glaciers of the Northern Patagonian Ice Field in southern Chile and is the tidewater glacier nearest the equator The Southern Patagonia Ice Field ( Spanish: Hielos Continentales or Campo de Hielo Sur) is the third biggest extension of continental ice after Tyndall Glacier is one of the largest Glaciers in the Southern Patagonian Ice Field. Not to be confused with Cook Glacier South Georgia The Cook Glacier is a large Glacier of approximately 500 km² in the Kerguelen Islands The Kerguelen Islands (in French: commonly Îles Kerguelen or Archipel de Kerguelen but officially Archipel des Kerguelen or Archipel Fortuna Glacier is a tidewater glacier at the mouth of Cumberland Bay on the island of South Georgia. South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ( SGSSI) is a British overseas territory in the southern Atlantic Ocean. Mawson Peak is a peak on Heard Island, an Australian territory in the Southern Ocean. Heard Island and McDonald Islands (abbreviated as HIMI are barren islands located in the Southern Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Madagascar to The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's Oceanic divisions covering about 20% of the water on the Earth 's surface Jacka Glacier ( is a Glacier, 08 miles (13 km) long flowing northeast from Hayter Peak and terminating in icefalls opposite Vanhoffen Anzac Peak is a 715 m (2346 ft high Volcano on the Laurens Peninsula of Heard Island Heard Island and McDonald Islands (abbreviated as HIMI are barren islands located in the Southern Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Madagascar to Italian Glaciological Committee. Retrieved on 2006-08-31. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne
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