❄️ Ice Fields of the World

These are notable ice fields — extensive tracts of connected glacier ice over mountain ranges, from the vast Northern and Southern Patagonian Ice Fields that feed the calving giants to the ice fields of Alaska, British Columbia and the Himalaya, each a reservoir of freshwater and a birthplace of rivers. Each profile shows where the ice field spreads, which country it is in, and a plain-English introduction from Wikipedia.

16 ice fields from 4 countries are covered below, grouped by continent. Open any ice field for its full profile.

Americas (16)

Americas (16 ice fields)

Coordinates are approximate locations. Descriptions: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), cached on our server. Data sourced from Wikidata. Related: Mountains · Lakes · Islands · World Heritage.