Pio XI Glacier
CountryChile
Area1,263 km2
Length65 km
TypeTidewater
About Pio XI Glacier
The longest glacier in the Southern Patagonian Ice Field. One of the few advancing glaciers in Patagonia. Named after Pope Pius XI. Calves icebergs into the fjord. Over 65 km long.
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