Balletto Glacier is near the summit of
Mount Kilimanjaro in
Tanzania
Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands ...
, on the southwest slope of the peak and is a small remnant of an Ice cap, icecap which once crowned the top of Mount Kilimanjaro.
The glacier is situated at an elevation of between . Balletto Glacier is situated on the enormous rock wall known as the "Breach Wall" and is below Diamond Glacier. The two glaciers are connected by an enormous icicle which hangs down the rock face as much as .
See also
*Retreat of glaciers since 1850
*List of glaciers in Africa
References
Glaciers of Tanzania
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