Ice field

[1] They are often found in the colder climates and higher altitudes of the world where there is sufficient precipitation for them to form.

[2] There are several ice fields in the Himalayas and Altay Mountains (the border range between the Central Asian Republics and China).

New Zealand has Reference:[5] The only large ice fields in mainland Europe are in Norway (e.g., Dovre and Jotunheimen).

One of the more celebrated North American ice fields is the Columbia Icefield located in the Rocky Mountains between Jasper and Banff, Alberta.

Farther north, the Kluane Icecap — which feeds the immense Malaspina and Hubbard Glaciers as well as the Bagley Icefield — sits upon the British Columbia-Yukon Territory-Alaska border and surrounds most of the Saint Elias Mountains as well as both Mount Saint Elias and Mount Logan; it extends as far west as the Copper River.

[7] Another notable icefield is Campo de Hielo Norte (Northern Patagonian Ice Field), which is located entirely in Chile; and a third smaller icefield, known as the Ice Fields of the Darwin Range, which is located on the western (Chilean) portion of Tierra del Fuego proper.