Skuta Glacier | |
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Type | Mountain glacier |
Location | mountain Skuta in Kamnik-Savinja Alps in Slovenia |
Coordinates | 46°21′54.97″N 14°33′36.36″E / 46.3652694°N 14.5601000°E |
Area | 1.7 ha (4.2 acres) |
Status | Retreating |
Skuta Glacier (Slovenian: Ledenik pod Skuto), located beneath mountain Skuta in Kamnik-Savinja Alps in Slovenia is the most south-eastern glacier in the Alps.
Skuta Glacier had an area of 2.8 hectares (6.9 acres) in 1950 and 1.7 hectares (4.2 acres) in 2013.[1] Reaching 2,020 metres (6,630 ft) above sea level at its lowest point, it is also one of the lowest elevation glaciers in the Alps.[2]
Triglav glacieret is the second remaining glacier in Slovenia at the elevation of 2500 m.