Grey Glacier

Not to be confused with Gray Glacier.

Grey Glacier
Grey Glacier
Type	Mountain glacier
Location	Chile
Coordinates	50°57′S 73°15′W
Area	270 km^2 (100 sq mi) [1]
Length	28 km (17 mi) [1]
Terminus	Glacial lake

Grey Glacier is a glacier in the Southern Patagonian Ice Field, just west of the Cordillera del Paine. It flows southward into the lake of the same name. Before dividing in two at its front end, the glacier is 6 kilometers wide and over 30 meters high. In 1996, it occupied a total area of 270 km² (100 sq mi) and a length of 28 km (17 mi).^[2] In November 2017 a large iceberg broke off the glacier.^[3]

Surroundings

Recent retreat.

Grey Glacier seen from space.

The glacier is at the south end of the Southern Patagonia Ice Field. The surface of the lake can be seen when following the big circuit of Paine Mountain Range at John Gardner Pass. There is another view of the glacier from the south shore of the lake where the glacier can be seen in the background, with fragments of ice floating close to the shore. It is located to the west side of the Torres del Paine National Park.

Gallery

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  View from the west side
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  Icebergs calved by the glacier.

See also

• List of glaciers

References

1. http://www.glaciologia.cl/spi.html Archived 24 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
2. "Grey Glacier, Chile : Image of the Day". earthobservatory.nasa.gov. 4 June 2007. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
3. Guardian Staff; agencies (29 November 2017). "Large iceberg breaks off from Grey glacier in southern Chile". the Guardian. Retrieved 12 February 2018.

External links

• Media related to Grey Glacier (Chile) at Wikimedia Commons
• Grey Glacier at the NASA Earth Observatory
• See details and pictures of the Navigation to the Grey Glacier.