Little Ice Age advance and retreat of Glaciar Jorge Montt, Chilean Patagonia

• Published in: Climate of the Past
• Main Authors: A. Rivera, M. Koppes, C. Bravo, J. C. Aravena
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2012
• Subjects: geo; envir; Long Fjord; Patagonia; Tidewater
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-8-403-2012; http://www.clim-past.net/8/403/2012/cp-8-403-2012.pdf; https://doaj.org/article/d693782272d74f309d76b3336189948e

Glaciar Jorge Montt (48°20' S/73°30' W), one of the main tidewater glaciers of the Southern Patagonian Icefield (SPI), has experienced the greatest terminal retreat observed in Patagonia during the past century, with a recession of 19.5 km between 1898 and 2011. This retreat has revealed t...