Aerial view of the glacier, taken two weeks before the 2004 rupture. The Perito Moreno (Spanish: Glaciar Perito Moreno), Francisco Gormaz or Bismarck Glacier [1] is a glacier located in Los Glaciares National Park in southwest Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, and originated in the Magallanes Region in Chile, being also part of the Bernardo O'Higgins National Park.

2024年2月18日 · The Perito Moreno glacier is located on Lake Argentino, near the town of El Calafate, in Argentina’s famous Patagonia region. El Calafate is a tourist friendly town with lots of comfy hotels and good restaurants, so it’s a great place to base yourself for visiting the Perito Moreno glacier and other sights in Patagonia.

2025年1月22日 · The Perito Moreno glacier sits on the edge of Lago Argentino, in Patagonia. It is one of 47 glaciers in Argentina and the third largest in the country. But what is most impressive about the Perito Moreno is how close you can get to the calving snout of this cobalt blue ice giant.

2024年4月16日 · The Perito Moreno Glacier is a HUGE glacier. It’s got a total area of around 250 square kilometers (96 square miles), making it larger than the city of Buenos Aires!It’s up to 70 meters (230 feet) tall in places – and it’s still growing fast, at …

2024年2月5日 · The Perito Moreno Glacier is about 80km from the town of El Calafate in Argentine Patagonia. Not to be confused with the town by the same name (about 12 hours further north), the Perito Moreno Glacier is part of the Los Glaciares National Park. To give context to the location, the Perito Moreno Glacier is actually part of the Southern ...

2019年4月22日 · El Calafate and Perito Moreno Glacier are in Argentina. El Calafate is located between El Chalten (135 miles/ 220 kilometers to the north) and Puerto Natales, Chile (175 miles/ 280 km to the south). The currency in Argentina is the Argentinean peso.

2025年2月1日 · The Perito Moreno Glacier, also known as Francisco Gormaz or Bismarck, is a stunning glacier located in Argentine Patagonia, in the province of Santa Cruz, at the southern tip of the country. Here, extreme cold and vast ice fields embrace everything, and while many describe it as harsh, every visitor leaves mesmerized by its breathtaking views.

2024年1月14日 · Where is the Perito Moreno Glacier. The Perito Moreno Glacier is located in Los Glaciares National Park in the province of Santa Cruz in Patagonia, Argentina. Where to Travel or Fly into . El Calafate is the closest town to the Perito Moreno Glacier. It’s still a 80 minutes drive from this city but one that is well worth it!

2018年10月24日 · The Perito Moreno glacier was named in honor of the Argentinian explorer Francisco Moreno, who played an important role in the border dispute between Argentina and Chile in the 19th century. In addition, the term ‘perito’ refers to his nickname, which is a Spanish colloquialism for ‘specialist’.

2024年9月27日 · The massive glacier is part of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field including several other well-known glaciers in Chile and Argentina. We combined visiting Perito Moreno Glacier with hiking in El Chalten and backpacking in Torres del Paine. Perito Moreno is 30 km in length expanding over 250 square kilometers (96 square miles).