Wet Andes

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View of Cardenal Antonio Samoré Pass during winter, latitude 41°S

The Wet Andes is a climatic and glaciological subregion of the Andes. Together with the Dry Andes it is one of the two subregions of the Argentine and Chilean Andes. The Wet Andes runs from a latitude of 35°S to Cape Horn at 56°S. According to Luis Lliboutry the Wet Andes can be classified after the absence of penitentes. In Argentina well developed penitentes are found as south as on Lanín Volcano (40°S).[1] The glaciers of the Wet Andes have a far more stable line of equilibrium than those of the Dry Andes due to summer precipitations, low thermal oscillations and an overall high moisture.

References

  1. ↑ "Glaciers of the Dry Andes". Louis Lliboutry, USGS. Retrieved 2008-12-21. 
Tropical Andes (11° N–20° S)
Dry Andes (20°–35° S)
Wet Andes (35°–55° S)
Other
Note: Glaciers are ordered by latitude from north to south. Mountains with significant glaciers are shown in italics.

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