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Amalia Glacier

Glaciers and Ice Formations

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. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Protected Status
National Park or Reserve 1
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Glaciation, Processes

Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to formative process Glaciation via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Amalia Glacier

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Glaciology, Disciplines

Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to discipline Glaciology via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Amalia Glacier
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Chile, found in there.
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1. Amalia Glacier (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    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.
  • Entity description, protection designation
    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 o
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Wikidata: Amalia Glacier
Wikidata Q3054264, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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