We use cookies to imporve your experience. By using our site, you consent to our cookie policy Learn more
arrow arrow_up breadcrumb-chevron-right breadcrumb-home dropdown-arrow-down loader GALogoWUNEP GALogo2018 GALogo2019 menu read-more-plus rrss-email rrss-facebook rrss-flickr rrss-instagram rrss-linkedin rrss-twitter rrss-vimeo rrss-youtube rrss_google_plus rrss_skype rrss_web pdf search share Completed In Process Ideas In Develpment Toogle Toogle Thumbnail View List View play close filter-collapse filter edit media_photo_library media_video_library graphics pictures videos collections next
Graphic The Andean Glacie... Quelccaya, September 16, 2010

Quelccaya, September 16, 2010

Being situated at 13.5 degrees South latitude, Quelccaya Ice Cap in Peru is the world’s largest tropical ice cap. The ice cap has been retreating rapidly and these images captured by the Thematic Mapper on the Landsat 5 satellite show the difference in its extent over a period of 22 years – from 1988 to 2010.

Year: 2019

From collection: The Andean Glacier and Water Atlas

Cartographer: Riccardo Pravettoni

Tags: Andes atlas

Download
High-res download for publications
  • pdf
Use Constraints
Using this item and referring to it is encouraged, and please use it in presentations, web pages, newspapers, blogs and reports.

For any form of publication, please include the link to this page and give the creator credit (in this case Riccardo Pravettoni) If the high-resolution file is not available, please contact grid@grida.no for request and permission for usage.

View this Graphic on Flickr

Graphics included in same album

View all media

Contribution of glacier melt to domestic water use and irrigated area

Cumulative net mass balance for selected glaciers in the Andes

Elevation dependent warming in the Tropical Andes

Glacier distribution, surface area and altitude in the Andes

Glacier mass balance

Glacier runoff and “Peak Water” for selected glacier basins in the Andes

Glaciers in the Andes

Glaciers in the Andes

Hydroelectricity and other power generation in the Andean countries

Impact of climate and hydrological disasters in the Andean countries

Mean annual temperature in the Andes

Population and water risk in Andean countries

Population in the Andean region

Precipitation in the Andes

Precipitation seasonality in the Andes

Predicted climate change impacts on permafrost in the Central Andes

Projection for 2061-2080

Projection for 2061-2080

Projection for 2061-2080

Quelccaya, September 3, 1988

The Andean countries in numbers

The effect of El Niño on weather in the Andes

The impact of river basin water stress and glacier melt in the Andes

Publications it appears in

View all publications

The Andean Glacier and Water Atlas: The Impact of Glacier Retreat on Water Resources

Increasing temperatures, changes in precipitation and snow cover, together with pollution and dust, are accelerating the retreat of...

15 Nov 2018 Environment Atlas

Related activities

View all activities

Polar and Climate

The polar and high mountains are the planet’s barometers, telling us a great deal about the present and future effects of climate change.

In progress Programme

Connect With Us