Ticino
The glaciers of Ticino: where they are, how much has gone and what the scenarios leave.
Glaciers (2016)2915 with their own page
Ice area 20164.6km²
Area in 185019.5km²−77% since
2100 · SSP1-2.60.1km²projected area
2100 · SSP5-8.50.0km²projected area
In 2024, GLAMOS counted 29 glaciers in Ticino covering 1.85 km² and holding about 0.024 km³ of ice. The figures above are from the 2016 inventory.
Map
Where they are
Meltwater from these glaciers
Million m³ of water per year, 11-year mean
List
29 glaciers
| Glacier | Canton | Area 2016 | Since 1850 | Tongue | Ice 2100 · SSP2-4.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghiacciaio del Basòdino | Ticino | 1.64 km² | −59% | −814 m since 1899 | 0% |
| Ghiacciaio de Basodino N | Ticino | 0.43 km² | −67%† | – | 0% |
| Vadrecc di Bresciana | Ticino | 0.42 km² | −78% | −1,081 m since 1896 | 0% |
| Ghiacciaio di Valleggia | Ticino | 0.29 km² | −62% | −280 m since 1971 | 0% |
| Vadrecc di Sorda | Ticino | 0.23 km² | −71% | – | 0% |
| Ghiacciaio del Cavagnöö | Ticino | 0.17 km² | −91% | −1,334 m since 1893 | 0% |
| Ghiacciaio di Giumello | Ticino | 0.16 km² | −79% | – | 0% |
| Ghiacciaio del Corno | Ticino | 0.15 km² | −79% | −214 m since 1893 | 0% |
| Vadrecc di Camadra | Ticino | 0.14 km² | −74% | −25 m since 2005 | 0% |
| Chüebodengletscher | Ticino | 0.13 km² | −73% | – | 0% |
| Pizzo dell'Arzo | Ticino | 0.12 km² | −84% | – | 0% |
| Vadrecc di Casletto | Ticino | 0.11 km² | −80% | – | 0% |
| Ghiacciaio Piccolo di Croslina | Ticino | 0.07 km² | −47%† | – | 0% |
| Piz Medel | Ticino | 0.07 km² | −84% | – | 0% |
| Ghiacciaio Grande di Croslina | Ticino | 0.07 km² | −81% | −106 m since 1989 | 0% |
| Tamierhorn | Ticino | 0.05 km² | −87%† | – | 0% |
| Ghiacciaio di Pesciora | Ticino | 0.04 km² | −93% | – | 0% |
| Ghiacciaio di Val Torta | Ticino | 0.03 km² | −92% | −105 m since 1970 | – |
| Ghiacciaio di Basso | Ticino | 0.03 km² | −91% | – | – |
| Ghiacciaio de Basodino NW | Ticino | 0.03 km² | −66% | – | 0% |
| Ghiacciaio di Piotta | Ticino | 0.03 km² | −95% | – | – |
| Ghiacciaio di Alto | Ticino | 0.03 km² | −52% | – | – |
| Unnamed glacier C14-18 | Ticino | 0.02 km² | −67%† | – | – |
| Unnamed glacier C14-03 | Ticino | 0.02 km² | −87%† | – | – |
| Unnamed glacier C43-05 | Ticino | 0.02 km² | −98% | – | – |
| Unnamed glacier C33-15 | Ticino | 0.02 km² | −84% | – | – |
| Ghiacciaio di Lucendro | Ticino | 0.01 km² | −95%† | −156 m since 1895 | 0% |
| Unnamed glacier C32-16 | Ticino | 0.01 km² | −47%† | – | – |
| Unnamed glacier A51-06 | Ticino | 0.01 km² | −95%† | – | – |
9 with length measurements. Unlinked names are smaller than 0.1 km²; they appear in the atlas. † Change of the 1850 ice body the glacier belonged to, now split.