Marinelli Creek
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Marinelli Creek is a watercourse
whose headwaters emerge from the melting of Marinelli Glacier
in Tierra del Fuego
, Chile
. Marinelli Creek discharges to Ainsworth Bay
, a notable inlet along the Almirantazgo Fjord
. The Marinelli Glacier has been in a state of retreat since at least 1943, and the retreat continues to the present time of 2008.
Watercourse
A watercourse is any flowing body of water. These include rivers, streams, anabranches, and so forth.-See also:* physical geography* Environmental flow* Waterway* Hydrology* Wadi-External links:...
whose headwaters emerge from the melting of Marinelli Glacier
Marinelli Glacier
Marinelli Glacier is a tidewater glacier located in Alberto de Agostini National Park, Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego. The glacier spills out from the backbone of the Cordillera Darwin and calves into Ainsworth Bay, an embayment of the Almirantazgo Fjord...
in Tierra del Fuego
Tierra del Fuego
Tierra del Fuego is an archipelago off the southernmost tip of the South American mainland, across the Strait of Magellan. The archipelago consists of a main island Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego divided between Chile and Argentina with an area of , and a group of smaller islands including Cape...
, Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
. Marinelli Creek discharges to Ainsworth Bay
Ainsworth Bay, Chile
Ainsworth Bay in the Tierra del Fuego region of Chile is a coastal inlet fed by the meltwater of Marinelli Glacier. The Marinelli Glacier is in a state of retreat.-References:*C. Michael Hogan. 2008...
, a notable inlet along the Almirantazgo Fjord
Almirantazgo Fjord
Almirantazgo Fjord, also known as Almirantazgo Sound , is a Chilean fjord cutting deeply into the Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego. The fjord is a southeastern projection of Canal Whiteside, which separates the just mentioned island from Dawson Island...
. The Marinelli Glacier has been in a state of retreat since at least 1943, and the retreat continues to the present time of 2008.