Torres del Paine National Park, Chile --- Grey Glacier at Grey Lake --- Image by © Blaine Harrington III/Corbis
Argentina --- The Andes --- Image by © Russ Schleipman/Corbis
Skorpios III cruise ship visits Pio XI Glacier, Chile. Pio XI Glacier (49¡13'S, 74¡W), is the largest western outflow from the Southern Patagonian Icefield. It is a tidewater glacier, meaning that it terminates in the sea. About 64 km in length, it is one of the longest glaciers in the southern hemisphere outside of Antarctica. Unlike most glaciers worldwide, it has been advancing since 1945. The face is 50 meters high and over 3500 meters wide. Huge blocks of ice are continually discharged into the sea. It is part of Bernardo O'Higgins National Park, Chile. Southwestern Patagonia is one of the least populated and little visited areas on earth. With no roads, most visitors come by yacht or cruise ship. Bernardo O'Higgins National Park, Chile. Covering an area of 35,000 sq. km, this park is the largest protected area in Chile. Stretching from the Gulfo de Penas to Ultima Esperanza in the south, and from the Pacific Ocean on the west to the Andes in the east, it encompasses thousands of islands, fiords, glaciers, and a major portion of the Southern Icecap (Hielo Sur). The area shows different examples and stages of glacial action and periglacial ecosystems succession. The Southern Patagonian Icefield is the largest body of ice outside the polar regions, and is declining in size.
Crevices in Moreno Glacier, Argentina --- Image by © Frank Krahmer/Corbis
Los Glaciares National Park, Argentina --- Perito Moreno glacier and Andes mountains, Parque Nacional Los Glaciares, UNESCO World Heritage Site, El Calafate, Argentina, South America --- Image by © Gavin Hellier/robertharding/Corbis
Person kayaking near icebergs, Lago Gray (Lake Gray) (Lake Grey), Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile, South America
16 Feb 2010, Chile --- Grey Glacier --- Image by © Atlantide Phototravel/Corbis
14 Feb 2006, El Calafate, Argentina --- Iceberg in the Glaciar Lake (Argentina) -- Reportage from 2006 around Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego. Patagonia is a region located at the southern end of South America, territory shared by Argentina and Chile. Images taken between 13-19th February 2006 --- Image by © Riccardo Arena / Demotix/Demotix/Demotix/Corbis
Argentina --- Magellanic Penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus) at San Lorenzo Penguin Colony, Peninsula Valdes, Chubut, Argentina --- Image by © Peter Langer/Peter Langer - Associated Media/Design Pics/Corbis
Tourists cruising Beagle Channel beneath Romanche Glacier, Patagonia, Chile
Torres del Paine National Park, Chile --- Snow-covered Mountains Behind Blue Glacier and Lake --- Image by © Jonathan Andrew/Corbis
07 Dec 2009, El Calafate, Argentina --- Front wall of Perito Moreno Glacier in Argentina --- Image by © Mike Theiss/Ultimate Chase/Corbis
07 Dec 2009, El Calafate, Argentina --- Deep cracks in front wall of Perito Moreno Glacier --- Image by © Mike Theiss/Ultimate Chase/Corbis
Grey Glacier, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile, South America
Los Glaciares National Park, Argentina --- Perito Moreno glacier and Andes mountains, Parque Nacional Los Glaciares, UNESCO World Heritage Site, El Calafate, Argentina, South America --- Image by © Gavin Hellier/robertharding/Corbis
El Calafate, Argentina --- Perito Moreno Glacier in Argentina --- Image by © Charlie Campbell/Corbis
16 Feb 2010, Los Glaciares National Park, Argentina --- Parque Nacional Los Glaciares (Los Glaciares National Park), Perito Moreno Glacier --- Image by © Atlantide Phototravel/Corbis
Chile --- A mass of ice calves from the San Rafael Glacier into Laguna San Rafael, Laguna San Rafael National Park, Aisén Region, Chile --- Image by © Peter Langer/Peter Langer - Associated Media/Design Pics/Corbis
Spectacular Perito Moreno glacier, situated within Los Glaciares National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Patagonia, Argentina, South America
Torres del Paine National Park, Chile --- Paine Massif, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile --- Image by © cultura/Corbis