Glacier Gray
Puerto Natales, Chile.
On the second day of our excursion we went by road into the Parque Nacional Torres del Paine.
Torres del Paine National Park is a national park encompassing mountains, glaciers, lakes, and rivers in southern Chilean Patagonia. The Cordillera del Paine is the centrepiece of the park. It lies in a transition area between the Magellanic subpolar forests and the Patagonian Steppes. The park is located 112 km (70 mi) north of Puerto Natales and 312 km (194 mi) north of Punta Arenas. The park borders Bernardo O'Higgins National Park to the west and the Los Glaciares National Park to the north in Argentine territory.
'Torres' means 'towers' in Spanish. 'Paine' means 'blue' in the native Tehuelche (Aonikenk) language. It was established as a National Park in 1959.
Gray Glacier is a mountain glacier located in the southern part of Severopatagonského ice fields in Chile. It lies west of the Cordillera del Paine mountains. The glacier runs into the lake of the same name. Glacier Gray is 28 km long, with a total area of around 270 km².
Glacier Gray
Puerto Natales, Chile.
On the second day of our excursion we went by road into the Parque Nacional Torres del Paine.
Torres del Paine National Park is a national park encompassing mountains, glaciers, lakes, and rivers in southern Chilean Patagonia. The Cordillera del Paine is the centrepiece of the park. It lies in a transition area between the Magellanic subpolar forests and the Patagonian Steppes. The park is located 112 km (70 mi) north of Puerto Natales and 312 km (194 mi) north of Punta Arenas. The park borders Bernardo O'Higgins National Park to the west and the Los Glaciares National Park to the north in Argentine territory.
'Torres' means 'towers' in Spanish. 'Paine' means 'blue' in the native Tehuelche (Aonikenk) language. It was established as a National Park in 1959.
Gray Glacier is a mountain glacier located in the southern part of Severopatagonského ice fields in Chile. It lies west of the Cordillera del Paine mountains. The glacier runs into the lake of the same name. Glacier Gray is 28 km long, with a total area of around 270 km².