Perito Moreno Glacier

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And its high walls of blue ice 50 to 70 meters tall.
Part of world's 3rd biggest fresh water reserve.
257 square km
30km long
5km wide (at the front) and in general 4km wide
50 to 70 m high above the water, and another 110m below water.

Man that is a big chunk of ice!

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mrchad9

Spectacular...

Voted 10/10

I hope to see something like this sometime. Was the ice braking off?

Great shot!

Posted Dec 12, 2011 10:58 am


	PAROFES	Re: Spectacular...
	Hasn't voted	As a matter of fact, it is. Constantly. Notice at the photo some waves going around at the bottom... Just a few seconds before, lke 20 or so, a piece as big as a car fell into the water... The noise was so loud I think people could listen to it from miles away!
		Posted Dec 12, 2011 12:16 pm

EricChu

Superb photo!

Voted 10/10

That glacier is so enormous and yet so compact and yet full of shapes at the same time!

Posted Dec 12, 2011 11:23 am


	PAROFES	Re: Superb photo!
	Hasn't voted	Easy to explain Eric. At the left part (from this point of view) the glaciar moves kinda slowly, so it doesn't have so many sharp points or crevasses. But on the right side (this photo), its velocity reaches 300m in just one year, that is fantasticly fast for glacier movement, so it cracks a lot, and it makes these amazing shapes we can see...crazy stuff! :)
		Posted Dec 12, 2011 12:20 pm

Noondueler

Looks like human travel

Voted 10/10

through this right side of the glacier would be rather fruitless.

Posted Dec 13, 2011 12:49 am


	PAROFES	Re: Looks like human travel
	Hasn't voted	You should go sometime...than it d be Noon travel! hehehe
		Posted Dec 13, 2011 7:40 am

samira	hi
Hasn't voted	it is very beautiful
	Posted Dec 13, 2011 12:56 am


	PAROFES	Re: hi
	Hasn't voted	Thank you Samira!
		Posted Dec 13, 2011 7:41 am

burtch07

Glacier

Voted 8/10

Where is this?? I just watched an episode of I shouldnt be alive and saw a similar glacier in the episode that took place in Alaska.

Posted Dec 13, 2011 10:41 am


	PAROFES	Re: Glacier
	Hasn't voted	Take a look at teh page I did for it: http://www.summitpost.org/perito-moreno-glacier/765238 More images and more info! Cheers Paulo
		Posted Dec 13, 2011 3:52 pm

EricChu

Congratulations!

Voted 10/10

That's brilliant - it made Photo of the Day! I was hoping for something like that - this one - and many of the others too! - REALLY deserves it!
Cheers,
Eric

Posted Dec 13, 2011 4:06 pm


	PAROFES	Re: Congratulations!
	Hasn't voted	Thanks again Eric! That really was a great photo hehe And there is more to come! Cheers
		Posted Dec 14, 2011 5:03 am

Arthur Digbee

Great!

Voted 10/10

Really a **cool** image.

Posted Dec 13, 2011 9:59 pm


	PAROFES	Re: Great!
	Hasn't voted	Thank you Arthur! Cheers Paulo
		Posted Dec 14, 2011 5:03 am

WebTraveler	Beautiful!
Voted 10/10	That says it all!
	Posted Dec 13, 2011 11:05 pm


	PAROFES	Re: Beautiful!
	Hasn't voted	Indeed, you said it all yourself! But the place really makes the photo itself hehe Cheers Paulo
		Posted Dec 14, 2011 5:04 am