SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE GLACIER ATLAS

The study is a literature survey of knowledge on mountain glaciers in the Southern Hemisphere. The Southern Hemisphere is divided into the following regional categories with respect to glaciers: The Andes of South America, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina, New Guinea, East Africa, Sub- A...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mercer, John H.
Other Authors: AMERICAN GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY NEW YORK
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1967
Subjects:
Snow
Ice and Permafrost
*MAPS
*GLACIERS
DISTRIBUTION
TERRAIN
INDEXES
SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
MAPPING
MOUNTAINS
HISTORY
Antarctic
Argentina
New Zealand
Antarc*
Antarctica
Ice
permafrost
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0657668
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Summary:The study is a literature survey of knowledge on mountain glaciers in the Southern Hemisphere. The Southern Hemisphere is divided into the following regional categories with respect to glaciers: The Andes of South America, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina, New Guinea, East Africa, Sub- Antarctic Islands, New Zealand, and Antarctica. Included are discussions on the distribution, extent, characteristics, and behavior of mountain glaciers and an extensive list of references for each regional discussion. A history of observations and current research programs is incorporated in the text. Nineteen new maps have been prepared on the mountain glaciers in the Southern Hemisphere.

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