Los Glaciares National Park is a national park in Santa Cruz Province in Argentine Patagonia, established in 1937 to protect a large section of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field and the glaciers that descend from it into two large glacial lakes, Lago Argentino and Lago Viedma. Its best known feature, the Perito Moreno Glacier, is one of the few glaciers in the world that remains in relative equilibrium rather than steadily retreating, periodically advancing far enough to dam and then dramatically rupture the adjoining lake arm. The park also protects the granite peaks of the Fitz Roy massif, a renowned destination for mountaineers, and it was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981.
Facts
Designation Category Established Year Area (sq km) Governing BodyNational Parks Administration 1 IUCN Category Classification
Governance TypeGovernance by Government 1 International DesignationUNESCO World Heritage Site 1 Governing Body
Governing Body (category)Administracion de Parques Nacionales 1 FAQs
What happens where the Perito Moreno Glacier meets Lake Argentino?
The glacier blocks a channel of Lake Argentino, raising the water until its tongue ruptures into the lake.
According to UNESCO, the Perito Moreno Glacier blocks a narrow channel formed by Lake Argentino, which temporarily raises the water level. This in turn causes regular thunderous ruptures of the glacier tongue into the lake. UNESCO also lists Perito Moreno among the glaciers that calve into the waters of Lake Argentino.
Sources
1. Los Glaciares National Park - Wikipedia
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making it the largest national park in the country
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Established on 11 May 1937, it hosts a representative sample of Magellanic subpolar forest and west Patagonian steppe biodiversity in a good state of conservation.
Extract [area-sq-km]
726,927 ha (7,269.27 km2
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National Parks Administration
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II
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National Parks Administration
Infobox: established
May 11, 1937
entity-description, international-designation unesco-world-heritage-site
The park also protects the granite peaks of the Fitz Roy massif, a renowned destination for mountaineers, and it was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981.
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- Part Of: Argentina, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)
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