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World Glacier Inventory
The World Glacier Inventory was developed and is maintained by the National Snow and Ice Data Center. The Inventory contains information for over 67,000 glaciers throughout the world. Parameters within the inventory include geographic location, area, length, orientation, elevation, and classification of morphological type, and moraines. The inventory entries are based on a single observation in time and can be viewed as a "snapshot" of the glacier at this time. These data are collected and digitized by the World Glacier Monitoring Service, Zurich, Switzerland. The development of the data product was funded through NOAAs Environmental Services Data and Information Management (ESDIM) program.

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Glaciers 0.05-0.1 km2
The World Glacier Inventory contains information for over 67,000 glaciers throughout the world. Parameters within the inventory include geographic location, area, length, orientation, elevation, and classification of morphological type, and moraines. The inventory entries are based on a single observation in time and can be viewed as a "snapshot" of the glacier at this time. These data are collected and digitized by the World Glacier Monitoring Service, Zurich, Switzerland. The development of the data product was funded through NOAAs Environmental Services Data and Information Management (ESDIM) program.
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Glaciers 0.1-0.5 km2
The World Glacier Inventory contains information for over 67,000 glaciers throughout the world. Parameters within the inventory include geographic location, area, length, orientation, elevation, and classification of morphological type, and moraines. The inventory entries are based on a single observation in time and can be viewed as a "snapshot" of the glacier at this time. These data are collected and digitized by the World Glacier Monitoring Service, Zurich, Switzerland. The development of the data product was funded through NOAAs Environmental Services Data and Information Management (ESDIM) program.
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Glaciers 0.5-1 km2
The World Glacier Inventory contains information for over 67,000 glaciers throughout the world. Parameters within the inventory include geographic location, area, length, orientation, elevation, and classification of morphological type, and moraines. The inventory entries are based on a single observation in time and can be viewed as a "snapshot" of the glacier at this time. These data are collected and digitized by the World Glacier Monitoring Service, Zurich, Switzerland. The development of the data product was funded through NOAAs Environmental Services Data and Information Management (ESDIM) program.
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Glaciers 1-5 km2
The World Glacier Inventory contains information for over 67,000 glaciers throughout the world. Parameters within the inventory include geographic location, area, length, orientation, elevation, and classification of morphological type, and moraines. The inventory entries are based on a single observation in time and can be viewed as a "snapshot" of the glacier at this time. These data are collected and digitized by the World Glacier Monitoring Service, Zurich, Switzerland. The development of the data product was funded through NOAAs Environmental Services Data and Information Management (ESDIM) program.
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Glaciers 10-50 km2
The World Glacier Inventory contains information for over 67,000 glaciers throughout the world. Parameters within the inventory include geographic location, area, length, orientation, elevation, and classification of morphological type, and moraines. The inventory entries are based on a single observation in time and can be viewed as a "snapshot" of the glacier at this time. These data are collected and digitized by the World Glacier Monitoring Service, Zurich, Switzerland. The development of the data product was funded through NOAAs Environmental Services Data and Information Management (ESDIM) program.
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Glaciers 100-500 km2
The World Glacier Inventory contains information for over 67,000 glaciers throughout the world. Parameters within the inventory include geographic location, area, length, orientation, elevation, and classification of morphological type, and moraines. The inventory entries are based on a single observation in time and can be viewed as a "snapshot" of the glacier at this time. These data are collected and digitized by the World Glacier Monitoring Service, Zurich, Switzerland. The development of the data product was funded through NOAAs Environmental Services Data and Information Management (ESDIM) program.
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Glaciers 5-10 km2
The World Glacier Inventory contains information for over 67,000 glaciers throughout the world. Parameters within the inventory include geographic location, area, length, orientation, elevation, and classification of morphological type, and moraines. The inventory entries are based on a single observation in time and can be viewed as a "snapshot" of the glacier at this time. These data are collected and digitized by the World Glacier Monitoring Service, Zurich, Switzerland. The development of the data product was funded through NOAAs Environmental Services Data and Information Management (ESDIM) program.
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Glaciers 50-100 km2
The World Glacier Inventory contains information for over 67,000 glaciers throughout the world. Parameters within the inventory include geographic location, area, length, orientation, elevation, and classification of morphological type, and moraines. The inventory entries are based on a single observation in time and can be viewed as a "snapshot" of the glacier at this time. These data are collected and digitized by the World Glacier Monitoring Service, Zurich, Switzerland. The development of the data product was funded through NOAAs Environmental Services Data and Information Management (ESDIM) program.
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Glaciers 500-1000 km2
The World Glacier Inventory contains information for over 67,000 glaciers throughout the world. Parameters within the inventory include geographic location, area, length, orientation, elevation, and classification of morphological type, and moraines. The inventory entries are based on a single observation in time and can be viewed as a "snapshot" of the glacier at this time. These data are collected and digitized by the World Glacier Monitoring Service, Zurich, Switzerland. The development of the data product was funded through NOAAs Environmental Services Data and Information Management (ESDIM) program.
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Glaciers < 0.05 km2
The World Glacier Inventory contains information for over 67,000 glaciers throughout the world. Parameters within the inventory include geographic location, area, length, orientation, elevation, and classification of morphological type, and moraines. The inventory entries are based on a single observation in time and can be viewed as a "snapshot" of the glacier at this time. These data are collected and digitized by the World Glacier Monitoring Service, Zurich, Switzerland. The development of the data product was funded through NOAAs Environmental Services Data and Information Management (ESDIM) program.
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Glaciers > 1000 km2
The World Glacier Inventory contains information for over 67,000 glaciers throughout the world. Parameters within the inventory include geographic location, area, length, orientation, elevation, and classification of morphological type, and moraines. The inventory entries are based on a single observation in time and can be viewed as a "snapshot" of the glacier at this time. These data are collected and digitized by the World Glacier Monitoring Service, Zurich, Switzerland. The development of the data product was funded through NOAAs Environmental Services Data and Information Management (ESDIM) program.
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All Glaciers
The World Glacier Inventory contains information for over 67,000 glaciers throughout the world. Parameters within the inventory include geographic location, area, length, orientation, elevation, and classification of morphological type, and moraines. The inventory entries are based on a single observation in time and can be viewed as a "snapshot" of the glacier at this time. These data are collected and digitized by the World Glacier Monitoring Service, Zurich, Switzerland. The development of the data product was funded through NOAAs Environmental Services Data and Information Management (ESDIM) program.
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Continents
This layer is an ESRI reference layer that contains the seven continents of the world.
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Countries
This layer is an ESRI reference layer that contains countries of the world.

Lakes
This layer is an ESRI reference layer that contains lakes of the world.

Rivers
This layer is an ESRI reference layer that contains rivers of the world.