Samiksha Jaiswal (Editor)

Steffen Glacier

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Type
  
Outlet glacier

Location
  
Chile

Similar
  
Nef Glacier, San Quintín Glacier, Alemania Glacier, Romanche Glacier, Dickson Glacier

Steffen Glacier is a major outlet glacier of the Northern Patagonian Ice Field in Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Region of Chile. It is the southernmost outlet glacier of the Northern Patagonian Ice Field and ends up in a lagoon from where Huemules River is born. The glacier is named after Hans Steffen a German geographer who explored Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Region on behalf of the Chilean government before the General Treaty of Arbitration between Chile and the Argentine Republic of 1902.

Map of Steffen Glacier, Tortel, XI Regi%C3%B3n, Chile

References

Steffen Glacier Wikipedia