San Rafael Glacier

San Rafael Glacier

The San Rafael Glacier is one of the major glaciers of the Campos de Hielo Norte [Northern Ice Field] in the Chilean Patagonia. It’s part of the largest mass of frozen water closest to the Equator in the world and the third largest mass of frozen fresh water in...
Amalia Glacier

Amalia Glacier

It’s also known as Skua Glacier. It’s located in the Bernardo O’Higgins National Park and originates in the Campos de Hielo Sur [Southern Ice Fields].  Although the glacier is not observed entirely in the image, the great value of it is that it also records a...
Leones Glacier

Leones Glacier

Los Leones Lake is located 30 km south of Puerto Río Tranquilo and 28 km west of the Carretera Austral. It’s reached by traveling along a country road suitable for 4×4 vehicles and walking 9.5 km along the edge of the Los Leones River up to the confluence with...
Amalia Glacier

Amalia Glacier

It’s also known as Skua Glacier. It’s located in the Bernardo O’Higgins National Park and originates in the Campos de Hielo Sur [Southern Ice Fields]. The image shows a close-up view of the glacier at the moment of an ice calving. Author: Richard...
Juncal Norte Glacier

Juncal Norte Glacier

This glacier is located in the Valparaíso region. It’s a valley glacier whose front is covered with rocky material, which descends due to the gravity of the hillsides that frame it. From 1955 to 2006, the Juncal Norte Glacier lost 16 % of its surface area (Bown...