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Glaciar Perito Moreno
Glaciar Perito Moreno
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Hiking on Glaciar Perito Moreno
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Glaciar Perito Moreno - Lago Argentino
Glaciar Perito Moreno - Lago Argentino
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Argentina - El Calafate, Perito Moreno Glacier
The Perito Moreno Glacier - named after explorer Francisco Moreno - is located in Los Glaciares National Park, about 80 km’s from El Calafate. The glacier is part of the so called Southern Patagonian Ice Field. This ice field is one of the largest reserves of fresh water on earth.
The glacier has a length of 30 km’s and its terminus is 5 km’s wide. We were on a boat trip and it is overwhelming to see this ice wall of 60 metres above the water of Lago Argentino with its crevices, clefts, peaks and sometimes deep turquoise colours. Constantly you hear the noise of large pieces of ice collapsing as the glacier slowly advances.
The Perito Moreno Glacier is one of the few Patagonian glaciers that is still growing. On the left side of the picture you can see the glacier terminus 'touching' the mainland and damming a part of Lago Argentino (‘Brazo Rico’). The water level on that part of the lake will rise high above the level on the other side of the ice dam.
Every year (or couple of years) the pressure of the dammed water breaks through the ice barrier causing a spectacular rupture, sending a massive outpouring of water from Brazo Rico into Lago Argentino.
The glacier has a length of 30 km’s and its terminus is 5 km’s wide. We were on a boat trip and it is overwhelming to see this ice wall of 60 metres above the water of Lago Argentino with its crevices, clefts, peaks and sometimes deep turquoise colours. Constantly you hear the noise of large pieces of ice collapsing as the glacier slowly advances.
The Perito Moreno Glacier is one of the few Patagonian glaciers that is still growing. On the left side of the picture you can see the glacier terminus 'touching' the mainland and damming a part of Lago Argentino (‘Brazo Rico’). The water level on that part of the lake will rise high above the level on the other side of the ice dam.
Every year (or couple of years) the pressure of the dammed water breaks through the ice barrier causing a spectacular rupture, sending a massive outpouring of water from Brazo Rico into Lago Argentino.
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Jaap van 't Veen club has replied to Gudrun clubWonderful photograph !
Wish you a nice week end.
Happy weekend.
very well captured and presented.
you made the cold and freeze so tangible.
very well done.
Magnífica fotografía, muy bien captada, encuadrada y tratada.
Muy cordiales saludos.
Eduardo
sehr schöne Aufnahme.
Gr.Hansruedi
Jaap van 't Veen club has replied to Mαɾʝα CσσɾsThanks for Posting in
The Hawk's Aerie!!
Nailed !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Stunning image here. Well done Jaap Regards Tess.
VG, Uwe
And yes, what a wall!!!
HWW!
Wie lange gibt es die wohl noch?
Jaap van 't Veen club has replied to Berny clubWünsche noch einen schönen Abend,liebe Grüße Güni :))
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