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Upsala Glacier in Argentina

by

Nasa/Novapix

Reference

t-saarg-00002

Date

2008-10-06

Upsala Glacier in Argentina seen from the international space station on february 5 2002. This is the third largest glacier of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field with an estimated area of over 800 square kilometers. This long, north-south oriented river of ice terminates in the northern arm of Lake Argentino. A worldwide retreat of glaciers was observed during the twentieth century and most of the Patagonia's glaciers, including Upsala were no exception.