Glaciar Norte was a glacier located on the volcanic peak of
Popocatépetl
Popocatépetl (; Nahuatl: ) is an active stratovolcano located in the states of Puebla, Morelos, and Mexico in central Mexico. It lies in the eastern half of the Trans-Mexican volcanic belt. At it is the second highest peak in Mexico, after C ...
in the
Mexican State
The states of Mexico are first-level administrative territorial entities of the country of Mexico, which is officially named Mexico, United Mexican States. There are 32 federal entities in Mexico (31 states and the capital, Mexico City, as a sepa ...
of
Puebla
Puebla ( en, colony, settlement), officially Free and Sovereign State of Puebla ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Puebla), is one of the 32 states which comprise the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 217 municipalities and its cap ...
.
[ In 1964, the glacier was estimated to be long and cover on the north side of Popocatépetl. Glaciar Norte is connected to Glaciar del Ventorrillo, which lies to the west.][ In a study published in 2006, all the glaciers atop Popocatépetl had essentially disappeared due to increased volcanic activity. In the 1990s, the glaciers greatly decreased in size, partly due to warmer temperatures but largely due to increased volcanic activity. By early 2001, Popocatepetl's glaciers had become extinct; ice remained on the volcano, but no longer displayed the characteristic features of glaciers such as crevasses.]
Retreating
;Glacier retreating
Image:Popocatepetl (16387078141).jpg, 1908-1915: View of the ice cap seen from the Paso de Cortés, note the great extension.
Image:Popocatepetl-1981.jpg, March 1981: View of the ice cap seen from the same location, note the retreat of the cap, the crevasses, fracture zones and cracks on the glaciers.
Image:Mexico-Popocatepetl.jpg, June 2006: View of the glaciers, the glacial retreat is evident.
Image:Popocatepetl volcano in Mexico 20141204.jpg, December 2014 View of the glacier seen from one of the slopes of Iztaccihuatl
Iztaccíhuatl (alternative spellings include Ixtaccíhuatl, or either variant spelled without the accent) ( or, as spelled with the x, ), is a dormant volcanic mountain in Mexico located on the border between the State of Mexico and Puebla wit ...
, the black coloration of the glaciers and the snow is caused by the constant fumaroles of the volcano previous months.
See also
*List of glaciers in Mexico
Mexico has about two dozen glaciers, all of which are located on Pico de Orizaba (Citlaltépetl), Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl, the three tallest mountains in the country.
Puebla / Mexico State
;; Popocatépetl
*Glaciar del Ventorrillo
*Glaci ...
References
Landforms of Puebla
Glaciers of Mexico
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