Landscape/Seascape Contest Week #035
My entry to the @axeman's Landscape/Seascape Photo Contest
The photo was taken in Argentina in January this year. It shows the glacier of Perito Moreno in Argentina. It is part of the Southern Patagonian Icefield, which is the world's third largest ice mass after Antartica and Greenland. It is the world's largest continetal, non polar ice cap, with the size of 400 km. long and 80km. wide. A colossal field of ice and snow, located in both Argentina and Chile. It is also the largest reserve of fresh water in the world. As most glaciers in the world are melting, Perito Morena is exceptional as the ice here is still growing. Up to 2 meters per day! Glaciers have two important roles: They regulate our climate, keeping our planet cool by reflecting back 45 to 85 per cent of the sunlight. They are also an important freshwater reservoir. Only 3% of the water on our planet is fresh. Standing in front of the world's largest supply of fresh water was in a way a comfort, but the fact is that almost everywhere else the ice is melting, because of global warming.
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