
Geography of Patagonia
The South Patagonia Ice Field is approximately 350km long
and covers an area of 12,363 square kilometres. It supports dozens of glaciers which flow either west into the Pacific
or east into the Atlantic. We will visit
two of the most impressive of these glaciers, Grey Glacier which flows into
Lago Grey in Torres del Pane NP and the Perito Moreno Glacier in Los Glaciares
NP. There are two volcanoes buried under
the ice field, Lautaro and Viedma. Due
to their inaccessibility they are among the least researched volcanoes in the
world.
Patagonia is home to a wide range of amazing wildlife including Mountain Lions, also known as Cougars or Puma. Other species to look out for are the
Patagonian Grey Fox, Guanaco, Patagonian Armadillo and the iconic Andean
Condor. There are 60 different mammal
species in the region and nearly 400 different bird species.