Región de Magallanes y Antártica Chilena

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Patagonian Glaciers & Ice Fields

The Southern Patagonian Ice Field represents the world's second-largest contiguous extrapolar ice mass, spanning the Andes between Chile and Argentina. This region holds one of the planet's most significant freshwater reserves, feeding an extensive network of tidewater and mountain glaciers. The list features major formations within the Magallanes region, including the massive Campo de Hielo Patagónico Sur and specialized glaciers like Sarmiento de Gamboa and Los Perros, which exhibit diverse glaciological features from ice falls to moraine-dammed lakes.

Patagonian Glaciers & Ice Fields — Karte

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Southern Patagonian Ice Field

The Southern Patagonian Ice Field, located at the Southern Patagonic Andes between Chile and Argentina, is the world's second largest…

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Grandes Ventisqueros

Large ice masses located within the Cordillera Darwin of Alberto de Agostini National Park.

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Glaciar Olguín

A glacier located within the northern section of Torres del Paine National Park, accessible via the O trekking circuit.

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Glaciar Helado

Mountain glacier situated in the remote Cordillera Darwin range of Alberto de Agostini National Park.

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Glaciar Sarmiento de Gamboa

Named after the 16th-century Spanish explorer, this glacier flows from the Darwin Range into the fjords of Alberto de Agostini National Park.

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Glaciar Olvidado

A remote glacier located in the northern reaches of the Magallanes Region near the Southern Patagonian Ice Field.

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Glaciar Puma

A mountain glacier located in the rugged terrain of the Southern Patagonian Andes.

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Glaciar los Perros

A hanging glacier in Torres del Paine National Park that terminates in a moraine-dammed lake along the O circuit trek.

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Glaciar Témpanos

Situated in Bernardo O'Higgins National Park, this glacier is known for the frequent calving of icebergs into its proglacial waters.

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Glaciar Occidental

A major outlet glacier of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field located within the remote wilderness of Bernardo O'Higgins National Park.