Andean Permafrost (Argentina, Bolivia and Chile)

Dario TrombottoIANIGLA, Mendoza, Argentina

andSouth American Permafrost Association

MAAT map of South America

(adapted by Trombotto)black: MAAT 0-(-5) °C (including ice covers);

dash line: MAAT > 5 °C

MAAT map of South America

(adapted by Trombotto)black: MAAT 0-(-5) °C (including ice covers);

dash line: MAAT > 5 °C

Important Cryogenic Regions of South America

1. Venezuelan Andes (Páramos)2. Colombian Andes3. Ecuadorian Andes (Chimborazo)4. Peruvian Andes5. Cordilleras de Carabaya - Apolobamba (Perú - Bolivia)6. Bolivian Andes (Cordillera Real)7. Cordillera Occidental - Altiplano (Nevado de Sajama, Cerro Caquella) (Bolivia)8. Cordillera de Lípez - Altiplano - Puna de Atacama (Laguna Colorada, Salar de Pujsa) (Bolivia - Chile)9. Northern Desert Andes (South American Arid Diagonal) (Argentina - Chile)10. Puna - Cordillera Oriental (Argentina)11. Aconquija12. Famatina (Argentina)13. Southern Desert Andes (Argentina - Chile)14. Central Andes (Cordillera Principal, Cordillera Frontal, Precordillera) (Argentina - Chile)15. Wet Andes - Lake Region (Cerro Tronador) (Argentina - Chile)16. Patagonides17. Patagonian Andes (Cerro Fitz Roy, Patagonian Ice Fields) (Argentina - Chile)

MAAT map of South America

(adapted by Trombotto)black: MAAT 0-(-5) °C (including ice covers);

dash line: MAAT > 5 °C

Important Cryogenic Regions of South America

1. Venezuelan Andes (Páramos)2. Colombian Andes3. Ecuadorian Andes (Chimborazo)4. Peruvian Andes5. Cordilleras de Carabaya - Apolobamba (Perú - Bolivia)6. Bolivian Andes (Cordillera Real)7. Cordillera Occidental - Altiplano (Nevado de Sajama, Cerro Caquella) (Bolivia)8. Cordillera de Lípez - Altiplano - Puna de Atacama (Laguna Colorada, Salar de Pujsa) (Bolivia - Chile)9. Northern Desert Andes (South American Arid Diagonal) (Argentina - Chile)10. Puna - Cordillera Oriental (Argentina)11. Aconquija12. Famatina (Argentina)13. Southern Desert Andes (Argentina - Chile)14. Central Andes (Cordillera Principal, Cordillera Frontal, Precordillera) (Argentina - Chile)15. Wet Andes - Lake Region (Cerro Tronador) (Argentina - Chile)16. Patagonides17. Patagonian Andes (Cerro Fitz Roy, Patagonian Ice Fields) (Argentina - Chile)

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