The glaciers of Chile cover 2.7% (20,188 km2) of the land area of the country, excluding Antártica Chilena, and have a considerable impact on its landscape and water supply. By surface 80% of South America's glaciers lie in Chile. Glaciers develop in the Andes of Chile from 27˚S southwards and in a very few places north of 18°30'S in the extreme north of the country:[1] in between they are absent because of extreme aridity, though rock glaciers formed from permafrost are common. The largest glaciers of Chile are the Northern and Southern Patagonian Ice Fields. From a latitude of 47° S and south some glaciers reach sea level.

Apart from height and latitude, the settings of Chilean glaciers depend on precipitation patterns; in this sense two different regions exist: the Dry Andes and the Wet Andes.

List of ice fields

This is a list of the ice fields of Chile.

Name Area
(km²)		 Regions of Chile Coordinates
Northern Patagonian Ice Field4,200Aisén47°00′S 73°30′W / 47.000°S 73.500°W / -47.000; -73.500
Southern Patagonian Ice Field14,200 (of 16,800)Aisén and Magallanes
Cordillera Darwin2,300Magallanes
Gran Campo Nevado200Magallanes52°50′S 73°10′W / 52.833°S 73.167°W / -52.833; -73.167
Grandes VentisquerosMagallanes

List of glaciers

North

Center

South

(Following Glaciers aren't in the list of http://www.glaciologia.cl)

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