Amalia Glacier
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Amalia Glacier
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 Amalia Glacier |
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| Type | Tidewater glacier |
| Location | Chile |
| Coordinates | 50°55′S 73°37′W / 50.917°S 73.617°W |
| Area | 158 km2 (61 sq mi) [1] |
| Length | 21 km (13 mi) [1] |
| Status | Retreating |
Amalia Glacier, also known as Skua Glacier, is a tidewater glacier located in Bernardo O'Higgins National Park. It originates in the Southern Patagonian Ice Field and from 1945 to 1986 its terminus retreated 7 km (4.3 mi), being, along with the receded of O'Higgins Glacier, the most drastic retreat of the glaciers of the mentioned icefield during that period. [2]
The glacier partially surrounds Reclus volcano and erodes the northern flank of it.
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