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Pio XI - Largest glacier in Chile -
Growing every day
Largest glacier in the Patagonia Icefield
Located in Bernardo O´Higgins National Park, Pio XI
Glacier is as big as Santiago. With a surface area of 1265 square
kilometers. It is the largest glacier in the Patagonia Icefield.
Here are a few sources confirming its growth:
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This tour operator's website says that Pio XI "grows 50
meters in height, length and density every day.
http://www.visitchile.com/eng/south-patagonia-torres-paine/destination.asp?id=425
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The caption accompanying this travel photo says that the Pio XI glacier
is now advancing about 2 meters per day.
http://www.travelblog.org/Photos/136308
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This article on sciencedirect.com confirms
that Pio XI glacier has been advancing.
"Pio XI glacier, with an area of 1263 km2 and a length of
65.7 km, is the largest of the Southern Patagonia Icefield (SPI). During
the period 1945–1995 it experienced a net advance of ca. 10 km., a
unique behavior considering that virtually all neighboring glaciers are
retreating."
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6VF0-3YHWS3C-R&_user=10&_coverDate=10%2F31%2F1999&_rdoc=1&_fmt=
high&_orig=search&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_searchStrId=1235221599&_
rerunOrigin=google&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=
10&md5=5cc168ac90142deef0485fc8e34a3400
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