O'Higgins Glacier

O'Higgins Glacier
The glacier is visible in the very right portion of this image.
Location	Chile
Coordinates	48°54′S 73°15′W / 48.9°S 73.25°W / -48.9; -73.25
Area	820 km2 (320 sq mi) [1]
Length	45 km (28 mi) [2]
Terminus	Glacial lake
Status	Retreating [2]

O'Higgins Glacier is a glacier located in Bernardo O'Higgins National Park, Chile. It is one of the principal glaciers of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field. The summit of the active Lautaro volcano is the top of the accumulation zone of the glacier. The bulk of the glacier is part of the icefield plateau. It flows eastward into O'Higgins Lake and is about 2 km (1.2 mi) wide at the terminus.

The glacier is also known to be melting caused by Global Warming.

See also

• Pío XI Glacier
• List of glaciers

References

1. ^ USGS. "P 1386-I - Chile and Argentina - Wet Andes: Southern Patagonian Andes". http://pubs.usgs.gov/prof/p1386i/chile-arg/wet/southpat.html. Retrieved 2007-03-19. 
2. ^ ^{a b} MOTOKI, Akihisa, ORIHASHI, Yuji, NARANJO, José A et al. (ene. 2006). "Geologic reconnaissance of Lautaro Volcano, Chilean Patagonia". Revista geológica de Chile (Rev. geol. Chile. [online]) 33 (1): pp. 177–187. doi:10.4067/S0716-02082006000100008. ISSN:0716-0208. http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-02082006000100008&lng=es&nrm=iso. Retrieved 2007-03-19.