Perito-Moreno glacier

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The glacier goes about about 20 kms deep in the Andes before it splits in two branches. These branches connect the glacier with the continental ice sheet. The glacier is unique because it appears is at such a low level, with such high temperatures. The average yearly temperature is about 9°c here. That means that the glacier melts quite a bit at the glacier front, and can only be maintained because it has such a big supply from snow and ice coming from the Andes. There the snowfall amounts to about 8000 mm a year, which is about 10 time more than the rainfall in rainy Belgium. The glaciar advances on average something like a 1-2m per day at the front (but also melts 1-2m a day). The melting is more like breaking of pieces, and if you wait for a while, you here and see quite some pieces falling in the lake, with a great plash.

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Dromos

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