by Francisco Martínez Vidal | Apr 2, 2020 | Places
On the Big Island of Tierra del Fuego, there is a Fjord located at latitude 54 ° 43´South and Longitude 70.43 West, the name as well as the protection area is “De Agostini”. The discovery of the fjord is attributed to Salesian Father in 1913 and it is named Fjord...
by Alfredo Soto Ortega | Jan 6, 2020 | Places
The Tyndall Glacier, one of the largest glaciers in the Southern Patagonian Ice Field, is located in the Torres del Paine National Park on its margin and west limit, adjoining the Bernardo O’Higgins National Park. It has a total area of 331 square kilometers and an...
by Richards Zamorano Ormeño | Dec 6, 2019 | Photo Gallery
The following photo gallery aims to transport the reader to one of the most sublime shows in Patagonia, that moment in which the magical lights and colors of a sunrise which complete a scenery with the different shades of blue of the icebergs or of the seracs of an...
by Alfredo Soto Ortega | Sep 11, 2019 | Places
… AN EMBLEMATIC GLACIER IN DARWIN’S VIEW… One of the glaciers that every sailor hopes to see when crossing the Beagle Channel, in the southern area, is the iconic Italia Glacier, which steadily descends from the upper ice fields and falls into the waters of the...
by Francisco Martínez Vidal | Aug 28, 2019 | Science
The Serrano Glacier is located on the northwest face of the Darwin Mountain Range, at the bottom of the Agostini Fjord and its name is in tribute to Lieutenant 2nd Ignacio Serrano, hero of the Iquique naval combat and brother of Ramón Serrano Montaner, who ventured...