Tag: Laguna San Rafael
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Earth from Space: Chilean Glaciers in Retreat at Laguna San Rafael
Overview: a changing landscape on Chile’s Pacific edge From space, the ice fields of southern Chile tell a dramatic story of change. The Laguna San Rafael National Park, located on the Pacific coast, spans roughly 17,000 square kilometers and includes the Northern Patagonian Ice Field. Once part of the vast Patagonian Ice Sheet, today this…
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Earth from Space: Chilean Glaciers—San Rafael and San Quintín Rise and Retreat
Overview: Chile’s Northern Patagonian Ice Field in Focus In the rugged coastal mountains of southern Chile, Laguna San Rafael National Park protects a fragment of the once-vast Patagonian Ice Sheet. The park spans roughly 17,000 square kilometers and is home to the Northern Patagonian Ice Field, a resilient remnant of ice that continues to shape…
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Earth from Space: Chilean glaciers
Earth from Space: Chilean glaciers and a changing map of ice Across the Pacific coast of southern Chile, the remote expanse of Laguna San Rafael National Park holds one of the world’s most dramatic records of ice loss. The park, spanning roughly 17,000 square kilometers, sits atop the Northern Patagonian Ice Field, a surviving fragment…