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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.

Canada Glacier in Antarctica.
Canada Glacier in Antarctica.

[edit] Africa

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

[edit] Kenya

(All located on the upper slopes of Mount Kenya[1])

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

[edit] Ruwenzori Range

  • Speke Glacier[2]

[edit] Tanzania

(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
  • Ratzel Glacier
  • Rebmann Glacier
  • Uhlig Glacier

[edit] Antarctica

Canada Glacier in the McMurdo Dry Valleys
Canada Glacier in the McMurdo Dry Valleys
Aerial view of the Beardmore Glacier in 1956
Aerial view of the Beardmore Glacier in 1956
Satellite image of the Erebus Ice Tongue
Satellite image of the Erebus Ice Tongue

Note : Some glaciers on list do not exist,

[edit] Asia

[edit] China

[edit] Nepal

[edit] Tajikistan

[edit] India

[edit] Uttarakhand

[edit] Sikkim

[edit] Siachen Glacier

(Disputed region between Pakistan and India. Second largest glacier outside of the polar regions, largest in the Himalayas-Karakoram) [1]

[edit] Indonesia

  • Carstensz Glacier
  • Northwall Firn

Both are on Puncak Jaya.The Meren Glacier on the summit disappeared at some time between 1992 and 2000. [2], [3]

[edit] Pakistan

Main article: List of glaciers of Pakistan

[edit] Japan

There are presently no true glaciers in Japan, although there are small permanent snow fields (some including remnant glacial ice) and also rock glaciers.

[edit] Europe

Eyjafjallajökull, Iceland.
Eyjafjallajökull, Iceland.
Schlatenkees Glacier, Austria.
Schlatenkees Glacier, Austria.
Aletsch Glacier, Switzerland
Aletsch Glacier, Switzerland

[edit] Iceland

Main article: Glaciers of Iceland

[edit] Norway

Main article: List of glaciers in Norway

[edit] Georgia

Main article: Glaciers of Georgia
  • Abano
  • Chata
  • Denkara
  • Devdaraki
  • Gergeti
  • Mna

[edit] Germany

  • Höllentalferner

[edit] Austria

[edit] Romania

  • Scarisoara Glacier
  • Focul Viu Glacier

[edit] France

[edit] Spain

Glaciers in the Sierra Nevada and the Picos de Europa melted by the end of the 19th century. In 2000, ten small glaciers remain in the Spanish Pyrenees, down from 27 in 1980.[3] The largest are on:

[edit] Italy

  • Brenva Glacier
  • Calderone glacier (Ghiacciaio del Calderone)
  • 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] Sweden

Sweden has a total of around 300 glaciers. The largest is Stuorrjekna in Sulitelma with an area of 13 km2.

[edit] Switzerland

Main article: List of glaciers in Switzerland

[edit] Montenegro

[edit] Bulgaria

  • Lednika v Banski Suhodol

[edit] Russia

[edit] North America

[edit] Canada

Athabasca Glacier, Jasper National Park, Alberta.
Athabasca Glacier, Jasper National Park, Alberta.

[edit] 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

[edit] 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.

[edit] BC Columbia Mountains

  • Bugaboo Glacier - BC
  • Durrand Glacier - BC
  • Illecillewaet Glacier - BC
  • Jumbo Glacier - BC
  • Kokanee Glacier - BC

[edit] 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

[edit] Nunavut

Kaparoqtalik Glacier, Sirmilik National Park, Nunavut
Kaparoqtalik Glacier, Sirmilik National Park, Nunavut

[edit] Greenland

[edit] 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

[edit] United States

Exit Glacier, Alaska
Exit Glacier, Alaska

[edit] Alaska

[edit] Washington

Boulder Glacier, Mount Baker.
Boulder Glacier, Mount Baker.

There are hundreds of named glaciers in Washington. This list contains most of the glaciers on the volcanoes, but is very incomplete otherwise.

Olympic Mountains
Mount Olympus
Other peaks
North Cascades (non-volcanoes)[4]
  • Boston Glacier - Boston Peak
  • Challenger Glacier - Mount Challenger
  • Chickamin Glacier - Dome Peak
  • Columbia Glacier - Columbia Peak
  • East Nooksack Glacier - Mount Shuksan
  • Eldorado Glacier - Eldorado Peak
  • Hinman Glacier
  • Inspiration Glacier - Eldorado Peak
  • Klawatti Glacier
  • Lower Curtis Glacier
  • Lynch Glacier - Mount Daniel
  • McAllister Glacier
  • Neve Glacier - Snowfield Peak
  • Price Glacier - Mount Shuksan
  • Lyman Glacier (North Cascades) - North Cascades
  • South Cascade Glacier
  • Sulphide Glacier - Mount Shuksan
Mount Baker
  • Bastile Glacier
  • Boulder Glacier[4]
  • Coleman Glacier[4]
  • Deming Glacier[4]
  • Easton Glacier[4]
  • Hadley Glacier
  • Mazama Glacier[4]
  • Park Glacier[4]
  • Rainbow Glacier
  • Roosevelt Glacier[4]
  • Shales Glacier
  • Squak Glacier
  • Talum Glacier
  • Thunder Glacier
Glacier Peak
  • Chocolate Glacier
  • Cool Glacier
  • Dusty Glacier
  • Ermine Glacier
  • Honeycomb Glacier
  • Kennedy Glacier
  • Milk Creek Glacier (vanished in the 1990s, but still exists on Topozone.com map)
  • North Guardian Glacier
  • Ptarmigan Glacier
  • Scimitar Glacier
  • Sitkum Glacier
  • Suiattle Glacier
  • Vista Glacier
  • White River Glacier
  • White Chuck Glacier
Mount Rainier
Goat Rocks
Mount Adams
Mount St. Helens

[edit] 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.

Wallowa Mountains
  • Benson Glacier - Eagle Cap
Mount Hood [5]
Mount Jefferson
  • Whitewater Glacier
  • Jefferson Park Glacier
  • Russell Glacier
  • Waldo Glacier
  • Milk Creek Glacier
Three Sisters Region
  • Thayer Glacier - North Sister
  • Linn Glacier - North Sister
  • Villard Glacier - North Sister
  • Collier Glacier - North/Middle Sister
  • Hayden Glacier - Middle Sister
  • Diller Glacier - Middle Sister
  • Renfrew Glacier - Middle Sister
  • Irving Glacier - Middle Sister
  • Prouty Glacier - South Sister
  • Lost Creek Glacier - South Sister
  • Eugene Glacier - South Sister
  • Skinner Glacier - South Sister
  • Carver Glacier - South Sister
  • Lewis Glacier - South Sister
  • Clark Glacier - South Sister
  • Bend Glacier - Broken Top
  • Crook Glacier - Broken Top
  • Dutchman Glacier - Mount Bachelor (unnamed on map)
Other Cascade Peaks

[edit] California

Trinity Alps
  • Unnamed Glacier - Unnamed glacier under Mount Thompson ([4])
Mount Shasta
Sierra Nevada

[edit] Colorado

[edit] Montana

(yes, Montana does have three different glaciers named Grasshopper Glacier)

[edit] Wyoming

Gannett Glacier is the largest glacier in the American Rockies
Gannett Glacier is the largest glacier in the American Rockies

[edit] Oceania

Franz Josef Glacier, New Zealand.
Franz Josef Glacier, New Zealand.

[edit] New Guinea

[edit] 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 (2.5 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.

[edit] South America

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

[edit] Bolivia

[edit] Venezuela

  • Eastern Coromoto glacier
  • Sievers glacier
  • Pico Bolívar - three glaciers

[edit] Colombia

[edit] Ecuador

[edit] Peru

[edit] Argentina

[edit] Chile

[edit] Isolates

[edit] References

  1. ^ Hastenrath, Stefan (1984). The Glaciers of Equatorial East Africa, Solid Earth Sciences Library. Kluwer Academic Publishers. ISBN 978-9027715722. 
  2. ^ Kaser, Georg; Noggler, Bernd (1991). "Observations on Speke Glacier, Ruwenzori Range, Uganda". Journal of Glaciology 37 (127): 313-318. 
  3. ^ Spanish Nature: Glaciers in Spain
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h 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. 
  5. ^ Mount Hood Glaciers and Glaciations. U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved on 2007-01-15.
  6. ^ http://pubs.usgs.gov/prof/p1386h/nzealand/nzealand.html
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