Natural features

Perito Moreno Glacier

Argentina Santa Cruz

Perito Moreno Glacier
Photo: Fernando, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A huge glacier, 5 km wide and 60 m high, in Los Glaciares National Park, which advances across Lake Argentino and calves icebergs with a roar. Balconied walkways face the ice front.


Take a boat close to the wall or join a mini ice-trekking tour. It's about 80 km from El Calafate.

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