Brüggen Glacier

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Brüggen Glacier, also known as Pío XI Glacier, is in southern Chile and is the largest western outflow from the Southern Patagonian Ice Field. Now about 57 km in length, it is the longest glacier in the southern hemisphere outside of Antarctica. Unlike most glaciers worldwide, it advanced significantly since 1945. From 1945 to 1976, Brüggen surged 5 km across the Eyre Fjord, reaching the western shore by 1962 and cutting off Lake Greve from the sea. The glacier continued advancing both northward and southward in the fjord to near its present position before stabilizing. The growth covers a distance of more than 10 km north to south, adding nearly 60 square km of ice.

[edit] Reference

• See Figure 55 in this USGS study for a map and discussion of the glacier's advances and retreats

[edit] See also

• Bernardo O'Higgins National Park
• Lautaro (volcano)

[edit] External links

• http://www.glaciologia.cl/pioxi.htm (Spanish)
• Photos of Pío XI Glacier on Flickr
• Photo Gallery