SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE GLACIER ATLAS

• 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; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0657668

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.