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Ice streams are a type of glacier [5] and many of them have "glacier" in their name, e.g. Pine Island Glacier. Ice shelves are listed separately in the List of Antarctic ice shelves. For the purposes of these lists, the Antarctic is defined as any latitude further south than 60° (the continental limit according to the Antarctic Treaty System). [6]
This category has the following 47 subcategories, out of 47 total. . Glaciers of Asia by country (16 C) ... Glaciers of Tajikistan (5 P) Glaciers of Tanzania (10 P)
This category has only the following subcategory. A. Lists of glaciers of Antarctica (25 P) ... List of glaciers in Africa; List of glaciers in the Antarctic;
The United Nations cultural agency UNESCO monitors some 18,600 glaciers across 50 of its World Heritage sites and said that glaciers in one third of World Heritage sites will disappear by 2050 ...
The world's glaciers are melting at an alarming rate, so you may have to hurry if you want to see one of these scenic beauties. The world's glaciers are melting at an alarming rate, so you may ...
Between latitudes 35°N and 35°S, glaciers occur only in the Himalayas, Andes, and a few high mountains in East Africa, Mexico, New Guinea and on Zard-Kuh in Iran. [5] With more than 7,000 known glaciers, Pakistan has more glacial ice than any other country outside the polar regions. [6] [1] Glaciers cover about 10% of Earth's land surface.
A 2023 study analyzed the planet’s 215,000 terrestrial glaciers more comprehensively than previous research and concluded that, if temperatures continue to increase, 83% of the world’s ...
This category has the following 7 subcategories, out of 7 total. A. Glaciers of Africa (1 C, 1 P) Glaciers of Antarctica (5 C, 11 P)