domingo, 18 de abril de 2010

Los Glaciares National Park



Los Glaciares National Park is encompasses 717,800 square hectares. It was founded in 1937 to protect the continental ice fields and the thirteen glaciers that cover almost 30 per cent of its area.
These giants that descend to the Atlantic on the Viedma and Argentino Lakes will send chills down your spine and not precisely because of the cold weather.
The Perito Moreno Glacier is located in the sourthern end of the park , situated across Magallanes Peninsula, between the Brazo Rico and the Canal de los Tempanos. It is 5 kilometers wide and rises 60m above the waters of Argentino Lake. This glacier is one of the most active in the world.

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