Arrow Glacier

Arrow Glacier
NASA image from 2004 with locations of major glaciers on Mount Kilimanjaro. Arrow Glacier is unmarked at bottom left near Diamond Glacier. Click on image to expand.
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Type	Mountain glacier
Location	Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
Coordinates	03°04′00″S 37°20′40″E
Length	.25 km (0.16 mi)
Terminus	Talus
Status	Retreating

Arrow Glacier is located near the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, on the west slope of the peak and is a small remnant of an icecap which once crowned the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro. The glacier is situated at an elevation of between 5,470 and 5,300 metres (17,950 and 17,390 ft).[1] Arrow Glacier is adjacent to a climbing route known as the Western Breach/Arrow Glacier Route or more commonly, the Lemosho Route.[2] Arrow Glacier is a recently named glacial remnant that may not even exist as of 2011. It was what remained of an earlier glacier known as the Little Barranco Glacier.[3]

See also

• Retreat of glaciers since 1850
• List of glaciers in Africa

References

1. Young, James A.T. (1991). "Glaciers of the Middle East and Africa - Glaciers of Africa" (PDF). U. S. Geological Survey. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
2. Marshall, Sheree (April 21, 2011). Kissing Kibo: Trekking to the Summit of Mount Kilimanjaro Via the Lemosho Route. iUniverse. pp. 39–42. ISBN 978-1450240246. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
3. N. J. Cullen; P. Sirguey; T. M¨olg; G. Kaser; M. Winkler; S. J. Fitzsimons (2013). "A century of ice retreat on Kilimanjaro: the mapping reloaded" (PDF). The Cryosphere. 7 (2): 419–431. doi:10.5194/tc-7-419-2013.