Perito Moreno Glacier

Towering blue ice wall of Perito Moreno Glacier meeting a lake dotted with floating icebergs below snowy mountains loading

The Perito Moreno Glacier is located in Los Glaciares National Park, Argentina, and is part of the world's largest ice sheet outside of Antartica, the Southern Patagonian Ice Field. The glacier is known to form massive ice dams within the Brazo Rico arm of Lake Argentino, causing the water level to rise by up to 30m (98 ft). The dam will then periodically rupture in glacial outburst flood events.

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  • Argentina
  • Glaciers
  • Ice
  • Landscapes
  • Patagonia
  • South America
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