Skuta Glacier

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. It had an area of 2.8 hectares in 1950 and 1.6 in 2013.[1] Reaching 2010 metres above sea level at its lowest point, it is also one of the lowest elevation glaciers in the Alps.[2]

Skuta Glacier and its snow fields in summer of 2014.

Triglav Glacier is the second remaining glacier in Slovenia at the elevation of 2500 m.

Skuta Glacier in figures

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