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Principal glacierized areas

Cordillera

Latitude
S

Longitude
W

Ice-covered
area
(km2)

Extent
(km) and
orientation

Highest
elevation
(m)

Drainage
basin

Data
source

Blanca

8°08'
9°58'

77°00'
77°52'

723.40

200

NW

6,768

P-A

1

Huallanca

9°52'
10°03'

76°58'
77°04'

22.41

19

NW

5,480

P-A

1, 2

Huayhuash

10°11'
10°26'

76°50'
77°00'

88.11

26

NW

6,634

P-A

1, 2

Raura

10°21'
10°31'

76°41'
76°50'

57.03

20

NW

5,727

P-A

1, 2

La Viuda

10°33'
11°37'

76°07'
76°42'

28.5

130

NW

5,780

P-A

1, 2

Central

11°37'
12°26'

75°30'
76°18'

176.3

100

N

5,817

P-A

1

Chonta

12°37'
13°07'

75°00'
75°30'

42

50

N

5,305

P-A

3

Huanzo

14°30'
15°01'

72°50'
73°15'

158

57

NW

5,445

P-A

3

Chila

15°02'
15°26'

71°43'
72°37'

52

80

E

5,556

P-A

2, 3

Ampato

15°24'
15°51'

71°51'
73°00'

105

140

E

6,426

P

2, 3

Volcánica

16°07'
16°33'

71°12'
71°33'

15

50

NW

6,100

P

2, 3

Barroso

16°51'
17°37'

69°45'
70°30'

20

110

NW

5,741

P

2, 3

Huaytapallana

11°47'
11°56'

75°00'
75°05'

35

17

NW

5,720

A

3

Vilcabamba

13°10'
13°27'

72°30'
73°15'

173

85

E

6,271

A

3

La Raya

15°10'
15°26'

70°36'
71°14'

88

60

E

5,489

P-A-T

2, 3

Huagaruncho

10°14'
10°19'

75°57'
76°03'

48

10

E

5,879

A

2, 3

Urubamba

13°08'
13°17'

71°58'
72°16'

23

30

NW

5,750

A

2, 3

Vilcanota

13°39'
14°29'

70°31'
71°20'

539

120

N, W

6,384

A

3

Carabaya

14°00'
14°22'

69°38'
70°19'

100

75

NW

5,780

A-T

2, 3

Apolobamba

14°35'
14°45'

69°14'
69°34'

102

35

E

5,852

A-T

2, 3

Total

2,596

 

 

 

 

 

1: Data from Peruvian glacier inventory. Source: vertical aerial photographs.
2: Data published in Revista Peruana de Andinismo.
3: Data from Landsat images.

Drainage bassin: P: Pacific, A: Atlantic, T: Titicaca


Distribution of the 20 glacierized cordilleras of Peru shown in red and the location of some of the principal rivers.