The Southern Patagonian Ice Field (Spanish: Campo de Hielo Patagónico Sur), located at the Southern Patagonic Andes between Chile and Argentina, is the world's second largest contiguous extrapolar ice field. [1]

Nov 7, 2023 · The decision by Chile’s National Forestry Corporation to permanently ban hikers from a popular glacier in Patagonia has incensed adventurers and local guides alike. What officials see as a question of safety — citing rapid, destabilizing melting — has sparked a debate over the risks of ice-climbing in a rapidly changing climate .

Mar 6, 2025 · Chilean glaciers, known for their uniquely pure ice, are crucial in maintaining this balance. The meltwater from these glaciers sustains diverse ecosystems, supports agriculture, and supplies drinking water to millions of people.

Scientists uncover how Chilean glaciers melted in the last Ice Age and what that means globally now Researchers are investigating the history of changing climate by dating glacier retreat over the Cordillera Darwin mountain range at the southern tip of South America.

This ice mass more than 30 thousand years old, 2 kilometers wide and 20 kilometers long, along with a 50-meter wall, is one of Chile’s largest glaciers. To visit the glacier, vessels can be hired that will take visitors to see the ice giant up close and marvel at its imposing presence.

The Northern Patagonian Ice Field, located in southern Chile, is the smaller of two remnant parts in which the Patagonian Ice Sheet in the Andes Mountains of southern South America can be divided. It is completely contained within the boundaries of Laguna San Rafael National Park.

Jan 1, 1970 · Chile is a country of impressive and eternal icebergs. It is estimated that there are 20 thousand km 2 of glaciers and that our country is home to almost 80% of this type of ice masses in South America.

Jul 11, 2018 · Toward the western side, expanses of dense, compacted ice—the Patagonian icefields—stretch for hundreds of kilometers atop the Andes mountain range in Chile and Argentina. The northern and southern lobes of the Patagonian icefield are what’s left of a much larger ice sheet that reached its maximum size about 18,000 years ago.

Apr 27, 2012 · Beyond climate change indicators, glaciers are the primary source of drinking water for places like Santiago, Chile, home to over 5 million people, and are of utmost importance for the country’s agriculture, mineral extraction and hydroelectric power generation.

Feb 24, 2022 · AYSEN, CHILE (AFP) - A crack widens in the San Rafael glacier in Chile's extreme south, and a 10-storey iceberg crashes into the lake by the same name - a dramatic reminder of the impacts of...