Aneto glacier
Glacier in Spain
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The Aneto glacier (Aragonese: Glaciar d'Aneto, Spanish : Glaciar del Aneto) is a glacier located on the northwestern flank of Aneto in the Pyrenees. It is the greatest glacier in the Pyrenees and the Iberian Peninsula and the 8th southernmost glacier in Europe.
| Aneto glacier | |
|---|---|
| Glaciar d'Aneto | |
 Aneto glacier | |
 Interactive map of Aneto glacier | |
| Location | Benasque, Aragon, Spain |
| Coordinates | 42°38′20″N 0°38′53″E |
| Area | 90 ha |
| Thickness | 50 m |
| Status | Retreating |
The Aneto glacier has been affected severely by climate change, losing 30 meters of thickness since 1981, and in total losing 64% of its mass. In 2023, scientists conducting a study on the Aneto glacier found the glacier to be in a terminal state, and predicted that the Aneto glacier will be gone by the 2030s.[1]