[:ja]NASAの地球観測衛星Landsat 8が撮影したベネズエラのフンボルト氷河です。
ベネズエラはアンデス山脈の北端部を擁し、標高5002mの最高峰ピコ・ボリバル（メリダ）や、標高4952メートルのピコ・フンボルトなど、4000mを超える高峰が連なっていますが、最高地点にフンボルト氷河があります。1910年には、10km2もの氷河があったのですが、地球温暖化などの影響により、今日では当時の1%にも満たない面積まで減少してしまいました。ベネズエラ最後の氷河と言われています。
地上の様子はこちらです。
参考文献： Last Glacier Standing in Venezuela (NASA Earth Observatory)
地球俯瞰画像を見る： LiVEARTH
[Earthview Wonders] No.612: Humboldt Glacier, Venezuela🇻🇪
NASA’s Landsat 8 satellite captured Humboldt Glacier, Venezuela.
Glaciers are retreating around the world. The Andes are no exception: in Venezuela, the ice has mostly already disappeared. Venezuela occupies the northern end of the Andes mountain range, and has high peaks such as Pico Bolivar. At the highest part lies Humboldt Glacier. In 1910, glaciers spanned an area of 10km2 which retreated to less than 1%. The ongoing retreat of the glacier means that the country could soon be glacier-free.
The local scenery on the ground is as follows.
Reference: Last Glacier Standing in Venezuela (NASA Earth Observatory)
See earthview photo gallery: LiVEARTH[:en][Earthview Wonders] No.612: Humboldt Glacier, Venezuela🇻🇪
NASA’s Landsat 8 satellite captured Humboldt Glacier, Venezuela.
Glaciers are retreating around the world. The Andes are no exception: in Venezuela, the ice has mostly already disappeared. Venezuela occupies the northern end of the Andes mountain range, and has high peaks such as Pico Bolivar. At the highest part lies Humboldt Glacier. In 1910, glaciers spanned an area of 10km2 which retreated to less than 1%. The ongoing retreat of the glacier means that the country could soon be glacier-free.
The local scenery on the ground is as follows.
Reference: Last Glacier Standing in Venezuela (NASA Earth Observatory)
See earthview photo gallery: LiVEARTH[:]