Aneto glacier
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The Aneto glacier (Aragonese: Glaciar d'Aneto, Spanish : Glaciar del Aneto) is a glacier located on the northwestern flank of Aneto in the Pyrenees. It is the greatest glacier in the Pyrenees and the Iberian Peninsula and the 8th southernmost glacier in Europe.
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Aneto glacier | |
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Glaciar d'Aneto | |
Location | Benasque, Aragon, Spain |
Coordinates | 42°38′20″N 0°38′53″E |
Area | 90 ha |
Thickness | 50 m |
Status | Retreating |
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The Aneto glacier has been affected severely by climate change, losing 30 meters of thickness since 1981, and in total losing 64% of its mass. In 2023, scientists conducting a study on the Aneto glacier found the glacier to be in a terminal state, and predicted that the Aneto glacier will be gone by the 2030s.[1]