Amalia Glacier, also called Skua Glacier, is a tidewater glacier in Bernardo O'Higgins National Park in southern Chile, flowing from the Southern Patagonian Ice Field to the edge of the Sarmiento Channel. It covers about 158 square kilometers and extends roughly 21 kilometers in length, partly encircling and actively eroding the northern face of the Reclus volcano. Between 1945 and 1986 its terminus retreated about 7 kilometers, one of the most significant retreats recorded in the Southern Patagonian Ice Field over that period, and the glacier continues to retreat today.
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Amalia Glacier, also known as Skua Glacier, is a tidewater glacier located in Bernardo O'Higgins National Park, Chile, on the edge of the Sarmiento Channel.
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