Los Glacieres National Park

A World Heritage site, the park takes its name from the many glaciers that spill down from the Southern Patagonian ice field. These glaciers are the remnants of the Ice Age when they were much larger than their current size, gouging U shaped valleys as they advanced.

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Perito Moreno
The park's most popular attraction due to the spectacular collapses from of its 60m (180 foot) front wall ('Ice Calving').  The glacier is 31km in length and 4kms wide. The ice moves down from the mountain into the milky waters of Lago Argentino.

The path to the observation deck in front of the glacier

A front on view of the glacier

The glacier wall where it meets Lago Argentino

The front view of the glacier wall from the observation balcony

Do you see Snoopy?

Ice breaks away from the glacier wall

The glacier wall

The pattern of ice on top of the glacier

The fragments of ice in front of the glacier wall



An episode of 'ice calving', where part of the front wall collapses into the lake

More 'ice calving'

See Calving sequence ►


Spegazzini Glacier
One of the highest rising glaciers in the park (135m)

Approach view of glacier

Ice and rock #1

Ice and rock #2

Front wall #1

Front wall #2

Upsala Glacier
Less accessible than Perito Moreno, Upsala is larger, being 50kms in length and covering a surface area of 600 sq kms and making one of the largest glaciers in South America.

Approach to glacier

Front view #1

Front view #2

Front view #3

Front view #4

Close-up of ice

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