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 | Mar 30, 2020 | Science
Despite the impressive and imposing appearance of Patagonian Glaciers today, we must clarify that they are only small segments of the last glaciation. Still, despite their decline, they are of remarkable importance, occupying ten percent of the emerging lands and...
by Equipo Glaciar | Oct 16, 2019 | Notes
Although these ice giants are located in the high mountain range of the north and central zone, or far in mountain ranges in the extreme south of the country, there is a Glacier that accompanies us more closely than we think. And it is that in the current $ 10,000...
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...