Glaciers

Connected Sites: 47

WHS currently (or at the date of inscription) containing Glaciers.

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Connected Sites

Heard and McDonald Islands
Inscribed: 1997
3.08
1
0
"Over 80 Percent Of Heard Island Is Permanently Covered By Ice, And Twelve Major Glaciers (And Several Minor) Descend From Big Ben....Glaciers That Formerly Terminated At Sea Level In 1947 Now Terminate Hundreds Of Metres Inland." And "In 1947, Heard Island's Glaciers Covered 288 Km2 Or 79 Percent Of The Island. By 1988 This Had Decreased By 11 Percent To 257 Km2. About Half Of This Change Occurred During The 1980s" Named Glaciers Include Gotley (The Largest At 13kms Long), Brown, Compton, Winston, Stephenson And Baudissin
Los Glaciares
Los Glaciares
Argentina
Inscribed: 1981
4.35
148
6
The Np Name Refrrs To The Andean Icecap Which Feeds 47 Large Glaciers Including Perito Moreno, Upsala And Spegazzini
Glacier parks
Glacier parks
Canada, United States of America
Inscribed: 1979
4.08
150
5
Ab Review "In The Ice Covered Central Plateau Arc (Are) Over 100 Named And As Many Unnamed Glaciers." And "?The Steele Glacier Surged Over 8 Km. During The Period 1966-68. This Is Believed To Be Unique" The Parks Also Contain The Nebesna And Hubbard Glaciers.
Waterton Glacier International Peace Park
Waterton Glacier International Peace Park
Canada, United States of America
Inscribed: 1995
3.91
164
8
Grinnell, Gem, Salamander Glaciers
Three parallel rivers of Yunnan
Inscribed: 2003
3.41
88
6
Ab Review "The Highest Peak Is Mt Kawagebo (6740 M), From Which The Southernmost Glacier In China, Mingyongqia, Descends To An Altitude Of 2700 M." ... This "Is Claimed To Be The Glacier Descending To The Lowest Altitude For Such A Low Latitude (28n) In The Northern Hemisphere"
Ilulissat Icefjord
Inscribed: 2004
4.12
45
5
Ab Review "The Size Of The Site Is 4,024 Km2, Comprising 3,199 Km2 Of Glacier Ice," The Icefjord Is The Sea Mouth Of Sermeq Kujalleq, One Of The Few Glaciers Through Which The Ice Of The Greenland Ice Cap Reaches The Sea." ..."The Annual Calving Through Ilulissat Icefjord Of Over 40 Cu. Km Of Ice Is 10% Of The Production Of The Greenland Ice Cap And More Than Any Other Glacier Outside Antarctica"
Sangay National Park
Inscribed: 1983
2.55
45
5
When Inscribed In 1982 Tungurahgua Did Have A "Small Summit Glacier" But This Melted Away After An Increase In Volcanic Activity In 1999! (It Is Not Known When Sangay's Glacier Disappeared)
Pyrénées - Mont Perdu
Inscribed: 1997
3.57
152
7
Mont Perdu/Monte Perdido Glacier (Has Shrunk By 30% Since 1991)
Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers
Inscribed: 1988
3.15
11
2
"The Inner Sanctuary .....And Contains Nanda Devi Itself And The Two Major Glaciers Flanking The Peak, The Uttari (North) Rishi Glacier And The Dakkhni (South) Rishi Glacier. These Are Fed By The Smaller Uttari Nanda Devi And Dakkhni Nanda Devi Glaciers Respectively. The Outer Sanctuary..........Is Split In Two By The Rishi Ganga; On The North Side Lies The Ramani Glacier,....And On The South Lies The Trisul Glacier, Flowing From The Peak Of The Same Name."
Dolomites
Inscribed: 2009
4.08
326
7
Marmolada Glacier Is The Only Large Glacier In The Dolomites. Some Experts Have Suggested That It "Could Disappear In 20-30 Years From Now. In 1960s, The Glacier Surface Counted Some 3.5 Square Kilometers. In 47 Years It Was Down To 1.75. Furthermore, In 1980 The Surface Of The Highest Rocky Crest Was About 10 Meters High. Today It Has Almost Disappeared."
Mount Kenya
Inscribed: 1997
2.86
48
2
Northey, Krapf, Gregory, Lewis, Diamond, Darwin, Forel, Heim, Tyndall, Cesar, Josef. (Not Expected To Last Longer Than Another 30 Years)
Durmitor National Park
Inscribed: 1980
3.42
150
6
Debeli Namet Glacier On Šljeme. Considered The "Southernmost But One" Glacier In (Western?)Europe (The Southernmost Is Calderone In The Appenines). Some Argument As To Whether It Is A "Glacier" Or A "Snow Slope".
Sagarmatha National Park
Inscribed: 1979
3.78
58
3
Khumbu Etc
Te Wahipounamu
Te Wahipounamu
New Zealand
Inscribed: 1986
4.19
158
11
Tasman, Franz Josef And Cox
Huascaran National Park
Inscribed: 1985
3.77
77
7
Said To Contain 663 Glaciers Of Which 27 Above 6000 Mtrs!
Western Caucasus
Inscribed: 1999
3.33
24
3
Iucn Review Of 1999 - Contains "60 Remnant Glaciers (Total Area 18km2)". The Unapproved Proposed Extenion Of 2004 Would Have Included The Higher Peaks Of The W Caucasus.
Golden Mountains of Altai
Inscribed: 1998
3.38
25
3
Ab Review - "The Presence Of The High Number Of Undisturbed Glaciers In The Nominated Area Makes It Significant As A Site For Assessing The Effects Of Global Warming In Mountain Ecosystems".
Volcanoes of Kamchatka
Inscribed: 1996
4.31
17
2
Ab Review "Other Distinguishing Land-Form Features Of The Area Include Its Many Lakes And Rivers And The Large Number Of Glaciers That Occur On The Volcanoes And The Important Role They Have In Studies Of Climate Change"
Laponian Area
Inscribed: 1996
3.36
89
7
Sarek Np Contains Over 200 Glaciers, Stora Sjöfallet Np's "Most Prominent Sights Are The Peaks And Glaciers Of The Akka Range".
Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
Inscribed: 2001
3.90
286
11
Ab Review "Aletsch Glacier, The Largest (128km2), The Longest (23km) And Deepest (900m) In Europe. The Fiesch Glacier Is The Third Largest And Second In Length In Europe" And "The 23km Length Of The Aletsch Glacier Is Longer Than The Ice Streams Flowing From The Everest/Lhotse Massif With Its 17km Khumbu Glacier, 16km Rongpu Glacier And 8km Long Lhotse Glacier"
Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona
Inscribed: 2008
2.92
128
7
Inludes The Summit Of Piz Sardona 3055m - "To The East Of The Summit You Find The Glacier "Sardona-Gletscher" And To The South The Glacier "Glatscher Dil Segnas""
Kilimanjaro National Park
Inscribed: 1987
3.92
103
7
"The Glaciers Now Measure About 0.8 Square Mile (2 Square Kilometers), Down From 4.6 Square Miles (12 Square Kilometers) In 1912." There Is Considerable Debate About Whether/How Long They Will Last.
Rwenzori Mountains
Inscribed: 1994
3.22
32
3
"In 1906 The Rwenzori Had 43 Named Glaciers Distributed Over 6 Mountains With A Total Area Of 7.5 Km?., About Half The Total Glacier Area In Africa. By 2005, Less Than Half Of These Survive, On Only 3 Mountains, With An Area Of About 1.5 Km?"
Olympic National Park
Olympic National Park
United States of America
Inscribed: 1981
3.86
190
8
"There Are About 266 Glaciers Crowning The Olympics Peaks; Most Of Them Are Quite Small In Contrast To The Great Rivers Of Ice In Alaska... (They Cover) Approximately Ten Square Miles"
Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley
Inscribed: 2004
2.64
189
9
Contains "Rocky Glaciers"
West Norwegian Fjords
Inscribed: 2005
4.21
287
9
Nomination File :- Present Glaciers Numerous E.G Geirangerfjord - Flydalsbreen, Skjerdingsdalsbreen And Hestebreen) N?R?Yfjord - Fresvikbreen(1500 Ha) And Syrdalsbreen.
Hallstatt-Dachstein
Inscribed: 1997
3.59
295
16
Hallstätter Glacier And Schladminger Glacier
Uvs Nuur Basin
Uvs Nuur Basin
Mongolia, Russia
Inscribed: 2003
2.69
9
0
The Area Has A Fifth Of Mongolia's Glaciers (Unep-Wcmc)
Lorentz National Park
Inscribed: 1999
3.34
5
1
Meren And Carstenz Glaciers And A Small Hanging Glacier On The Carstenz Pyramid
Xinjiang Tianshan
Inscribed: 2013
3.13
49
3
Tajik National Park
Inscribed: 2013
3.46
35
3
The Fedchenko Glacier, The Largest Valley Glacier Of The Eurasian Continent And The World's Longest Outside Of The Polar Regions (Ouv)
Great Himalayan National Park
Inscribed: 2014
3.40
26
1
Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks
Inscribed: 1984
4.42
243
9
Several Active Glaciers (Angel, Dome, Athabasca And Saskatchewan) (Ab Ev)
Khangchendzonga National Park
Inscribed: 2016
3.42
18
3
Several, Including The 26 Km Long Zemu Glacier
Qinghai Hoh Xil
Inscribed: 2017
2.98
18
2
Los Alerces National Park
Inscribed: 2017
3.68
28
4
Visibly Shaped By Past Glaciations And Numerous (Shrinking) Glaciers Which Continue To Exist (Ab Ev)
Aasivissuit - Nipisat
Inscribed: 2018
2.48
22
4
Isunnguata Sermia
Machu Picchu
Inscribed: 1983
4.62
355
8
Salkantay Mountain And Glacier Is Within The Whs Southern Boundaries
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Huanglong
Inscribed: 1992
3.85
71
4
"Xuebaoding, Or Snow Mountain Peak, Is Permanently Snow-Covered And Features The Easternmost Glacier In China" (Iucn Eval)
Putorana Plateau
Inscribed: 2010
3.46
5
2
"The Modern Glaciation Of The Putorana, Despite Of Good Precondition For Its Development, Is Insignificant. In The Northeastern And Northern Part Of The Mountains There Have Been Noted Only 22 Small Glaciers With The Total Area Of Only 2,5 Sq.Km."
Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries
Inscribed: 2006
3.32
106
4
"The Land Is Heavily Ridged, Forested And Deeply Dissected By The Valleys And Gorges Of Perennial Rivers Falling From The Glaciated Snow-Covered Peaks" (Ab Eval) - Mt Siguniang
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Tongariro National Park
Inscribed: 1990
3.67
151
6
Wiki States "Small Glaciers Are Present On The Summit Of Mt. Ruapehu Today.....Glaciers Were Last Present On Tongariro During The Last Glacial Maximum"
Virunga National Park
Virunga National Park
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Inscribed: 1979
3.99
16
2
Shares Glaciated Peaks With Rwenzori
Western Tien-Shan
Western Tien-Shan
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan
Inscribed: 2016
2.56
67
4
A Number Of The Inscribed Elements Include Contemporary Glaciers E.G Aksu Jabagly - "The Largest Glaciers Are Situated In The Basins Of Rivers: Zhabaglysu – Jabagly Glacier (2.63 Km2), Baldybrek – Shunkulduk Glacier (2.56 Km2), Aksu-Amansai Glacier (1.02 Km2). The Area Of Most Glaciers Does Not Exceed 1 Km2 " (Nom File)
Yosemite National Park
Yosemite National Park
United States of America
Inscribed: 1984
4.30
382
12
Lyell And Maclure Glaciers
See Www.Nps.Gov
Vatnajökull National Park
Inscribed: 2019
4.14
211
7
Largest Glacier In Europe And One Of The Largest In The World
French Austral Lands and Seas
Inscribed: 2019
5
0
Glacier Cook