List of glaciers

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This is a list of glaciers.

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.

Contents

[edit] Africa

[edit] Kenya (10)

(All located on the upper slopes of Mount Kenya)

  • Cesar Glacier
  • Diamond Glacier
  • Darwin Glacier (Kenya)
  • Forel Glacier
  • Gregory Glacier
  • Josef Glacier
  • Kraph Glacier
  • Lewis Glacier
  • Northey Glacier
  • Tyndall Glacier

[edit] Ruwenzori Range

[edit] Tanzania (12)

Furtwängler Glacier (foreground) as it appeared in August 2003. Behind the glacier are snowfields and the Northern Icefield
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Furtwängler Glacier (foreground) as it appeared in August 2003. Behind the glacier are snowfields and the Northern Icefield

{All located on the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro)

  • Arrow Glacier
  • Barranco Glacier
  • Credner Glacier
  • Decken Glacier
  • Eastern Ice Field
  • Furtwängler Glacier
  • Heim Glacier
  • Kersten Glacier
  • Penck Glacier
  • Ratzel Glacier
  • Rebmann Glacier
  • Uhlig Glacier

[edit] Antarctica (98)

[edit] Asia

[edit] China (1)

[edit] India (13)

[edit] Japan

[edit] Nepal (2)

[edit] Pakistan (19)

[edit] Tajikistan (1)

[edit] Europe

[edit] Austria (1)

Schlatenkees Glacier in Austria.
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Schlatenkees Glacier in Austria.

[edit] France (3)

[edit] Germany (1)

  • Höllentalferner

[edit] Iceland (7)

[edit] Italy (19)

  • Brenva Glacier
  • Careser Glacier
  • Crystal Glacier
  • Forni Glacier
  • Frebouge Glacier
  • Lex Blanche Glacier
  • Lobbia Glacier
  • Lys Glacier
  • Madaccio Glacier
  • Mandrone Glacier
  • Mare Glacier
  • Marmolada Glacier
  • Miage Glacier
  • Platigliole Glacier
  • Praz-Sec Glacier
  • Presena Glacier
  • Toula Glacier
  • Tresero Glacier
  • Triolet Glacier

[edit] Norway (17)

[edit] Switzerland (4)

[edit] North America

[edit] Canada (28)

  • Agassiz Icecap - Ellesmere Island, Nunavut
  • Athabasca Glacier - Jasper National Park, Alberta
  • Bow Glacier - Banff National Park, Alberta
  • Chapman Glacier - Ellesmere Island, Nunavut
  • Columbia Icefield - Canadian Rockies
  • Crowfoot Glacier - Banff National Park, Alberta
  • Donjek Glacier - Kluane National Park and Reserve, Yukon
  • Hector Glacier - Banff National Park, Alberta
  • Hubbard Glacier - Yukon/Alaska
  • Juneau Icefield - British Columbia/Alaska
  • Kaskawulsh Glacier - Kluane National Park and Reserve, Yukon
  • Kluane Icefields - Kluane National Park and Reserve, Yukon
  • Klutlan Glacier - Yukon Territory
  • Llewellyn Glacier - British Columbia, source of the Yukon River
  • Logan Glacier - Kluane National Park and Reserve, Yukon
  • Lowell Glacier - Kluane National Park and Reserve, Yukon
  • Melville South Icecap - Melville Island, Nunavut
  • Müller Icecap - Axel Heiberg Island, Nunavut
  • Peyto Glacier - Banff National Park, Alberta
  • Saskatchewan Glacier - Banff National Park, Alberta
  • Stikine Icecap - British Columbia/Alaska
  • Turnabout Glacier - Ellesmere Island, Nunavut
  • Ram Glacier - Banff National Park, Alberta
  • Vulture Glacier - Banff National Park, Alberta
  • Walsh Glacier - Kluane National Park and Reserve, Yukon
  • Wapta Icefield - Banff National Park, Alberta
  • Waputik Icefield - Banff National Park, Alberta
  • White Glacier - Axel Heiberg Island, Nunavut

[edit] Greenland (2)

[edit] United States (97)

Exit Glacier, Alaska
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Exit Glacier, Alaska

[edit] Alaska (47)

[edit] Washington (34)

  • Blue Glacier - Mount Olympus
  • Boston Glacier - Boston Peak[1]
  • Boulder Glacier - Mount Baker[1]
  • Carbon Glacier - Mount Rainier
  • Challenger Glacier - Mount Challenger[1]
  • Chickamin Glacier - Dome Peak[1]
  • Chocolate Glacier - Glacier Peak[1]
  • Coleman Glacier - Mount Baker[1]
  • Columbia Glacier - Columbia Peak[1]
  • Cowlitz Glacier - Mount Rainier
  • Deming Glacier - Mount Baker[1]
  • East Nooksack Glacier - Mount Shuksan[1]
  • Easton Glacier - Mount Baker[1]
  • Eldorado Glacier - Eldorado Peak[1]
  • Emmons Glacier - Mount Rainier
  • Fryingpan Glacier - Mount Rainier
  • Honeycomb Glacier - Glacier Peak[1]
  • Ingraham Glacier - Mount Rainier
  • Inspiration Glacier - Eldorado Peak[1]
  • Inter Glacier - Mount Rainier
  • Mazama Glacier - Mount Baker[1]
  • Mowich Glacier - Mount Rainier
  • Neve Glacier - Snowfield Peak[1]
  • Nisqually Glacier - Mount Rainier
  • North Mowich Glacier - Mount Rainier
  • Park Glacier - Mount Baker[1]
  • Puyallup Glacier - Mount Rainier
  • Roosevelt Glacier - Mount Baker[1]
  • Russell Glacier - Mount Rainier
  • South Tahoma Glacier - Mount Rainier
  • Sulphide Glacier - Mount Shuksan[1]
  • Tahoma Glacier - Mount Rainier
  • WhiteChuck Glacier - Glacier Peak[1]
  • Winthrop Glacier - Mount Rainier

[edit] Other states (16)

[edit] Oceania

[edit] New Guinea (1)

[edit] New Zealand (6)


[edit] South America

[edit] Argentina (4)

Perito Moreno Glacier, Argentina as seen from space.
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Perito Moreno Glacier, Argentina as seen from space.

[edit] Chile (5)

[edit] Peru (1)

[edit] Isolates (2)

[edit] References

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Post, A., D. Richardson, W.V. Tangborn, and F.L. Rosselot (1971). "Inventory of glaciers in the North Cascades, Washington". USGS Prof. Paper 705-A: A1-A26.
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