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January 28, 2019

Turbio Glacier Retreat, Argentina Generates New Lake

Turbio Glacier retreat from 1986 to 2018 in Landsat images.  Red arrow is 1986 terminus location, yellow arrow 2018 terminus location and pink arrow glacier across the border in Chile. Turbio Glacier is at the headwaters of the Turbio River, Argentina and flows into Lago Puelo.  The glacier descends east from  Chile/Argentina border at 1500 m descending into a low slope valley at 1300-1000 m.  From 1986-2018 this glacier like …

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