World Glacier Inventory, Version 1

The World Glacier Inventory (WGI) contains information for over 130,000 glaciers. Inventory parameters include geographic location, area, length, orientation, elevation, and classification. The WGI is based primarily on aerial photographs and maps with most glaciers having one data entry only. Hence, the dataset can be viewed as a snapshot of the glacier distribution in the second half of the 20th century. It is based on the original WGI (WGMS 1989) from the World Glacier Monitoring Service (WGMS).

Data and Resources

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citation World Glacier Inventory, Version 1. Version 1. Archived by National Aeronautics and Space Administration, U.S. Government, National Snow and Ice Data Center. https://doi.org/10.7265/N5/NSIDC-WGI-2012-02.
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issued 1900-01-01
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metadata_type geospatial
modified 2003-12-31
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theme {geospatial}
Groups
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  • National Provider
  • North America
Tags
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  • amerigeoss
  • ckan
  • cryosphere
  • earth-science
  • geo
  • geoss
  • glaciers-ice-sheets
  • national
  • north-america
  • terrestrial-hydrosphere
  • united-states
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license_title License not specified
maintainer WGMS
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metadata_created 2025-11-21T08:34:11.904305
metadata_modified 2025-11-21T08:34:11.904309
notes The World Glacier Inventory (WGI) contains information for over 130,000 glaciers. Inventory parameters include geographic location, area, length, orientation, elevation, and classification. The WGI is based primarily on aerial photographs and maps with most glaciers having one data entry only. Hence, the dataset can be viewed as a snapshot of the glacier distribution in the second half of the 20th century. It is based on the original WGI (WGMS 1989) from the World Glacier Monitoring Service (WGMS).
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title World Glacier Inventory, Version 1