The Andean Glacier and Water Atlas

Glacier distribution, surface area and altitude in the Andes

Latitude

10º N

Equator line

10º S

20º S

DRY

Tropic of Capricorn

ANDES

30º S

Glacier area

40º S

Square kilometres

1.235

WET

500

ANDES

100

50º S

10 5 or less

0

1 000

2 000

3 000

4 000

5 000

6 000

6 640

Altitude Metres

GEO-GRAPHICS / GRID-Arendal 2018

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