The Andean Glacier and Water Atlas

Tropic of Cancer

20

Glaciers in the Andes

Pico Cristbol Coln

Caracas

5.775

10

VENEZUELA

Pico Bolvar

4.980

Georgetown

Ritacuba Blanco

5.410

GUYANA

Paramaribo

Nevado del Ruiz 5.311

SURINAME

Bogota

FRENCH GUIANA

COLOMBIA

Volcan Galeras

Glacier monitored by the World Glacier Monitoring Service Glacier

4.276

Equator line

Quito

ECUADOR

Chimborazo

6.267

Glacier length Kilometres

PERU

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

Huascarán

Glacier area Square kilometres

6.768

10

Lima

1.265 (Pio XI Brueggen, Chili)

Nevado Auzangate

6.372

BOLIVIA

Nevado Coropuna

Brasília

6.425

500

Nevado Illimani

6.402

BRAZIL

Nevado Sajama

100 10 1

6.542

Sucre

20

Aucanquilcha

DRY

6.176

PARAGUAY

Tropic of Capricorn

ANDES

Volcan Llullaillaco

6.739

Asunción

Nevado Ojos del Salado

6.880

30

Cerro Aconcagua

URUGUAY

6.959

6.550 Cerro Tupungato

Santiago

Montevideo

Buenos Aires

Volcan Domuyo

4.709

ARGENTINA

CHILE

40

Monte Tronador

3.554

WET

Cerro San Valentn

ANDES

4.058

Monte Fitz Roy

50

3.375

60

Source:World Glacier Monitoring Service database, accessed February 2018.

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