List of glaciers of Chile


The glaciers of Chile cover 2.7% of the land area of the country, excluding Antártica Chilena, and have a considerable impact on its landscape and water supply. By surface 80% of South America's glaciers lie in Chile. Glaciers develop in the Andes of Chile from 27˚S southwards and in a very few places north of 18°30'S in the extreme north of the country: in between they are absent because of extreme aridity, though rock glaciers formed from permafrost are common. The largest glaciers of Chile are the Northern and Southern Patagonian Ice Fields. From a latitude of 47° S and south some glaciers reach sea level.
Apart from height and latitude, the settings of Chilean glaciers depend on precipitation patterns; in this sense two different regions exist: the Dry Andes and the Wet Andes.

List of ice fields

This is a list of the ice fields of Chile.
NameArea
Regions of ChileCoordinates
Northern Patagonian Ice Field4,200Aisén
Southern Patagonian Ice Field14,200 Aisén and Magallanes
Cordillera Darwin2,300Magallanes
Gran Campo Nevado200Magallanes
Grandes VentisquerosMagallanes

List of glaciers

North