Wet Andes

Wet Andes
View of Cardenal Antonio Samoré Pass during winter, latitude 41°S
Highest point
Peak	Domuyo
Elevation	4,709 m (15,449 ft)
Dimensions
Length	2,500 km (1,600 mi)
Geography
Country	Chile, Argentina
Parent range	Andes

The Wet Andes (Spanish: Andes húmedos) is a climatic and glaciological subregion of the Andes. Together with the Dry Andes it is one of the two subregions of the Argentine and Chilean Andes. The Wet Andes runs from a latitude of 35°S to Cape Horn at 56°S. According to Luis Lliboutry the Wet Andes can be classified after the absence of penitentes. In Argentina well developed penitentes are found as south as on Lanín Volcano (40°S). The glaciers of the Wet Andes have a far more stable line of equilibrium than those of the Dry Andes due to summer precipitations, low thermal oscillations and an overall high moisture.