The glacier

The crashing glacier

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March 27th 2006
The Perito Moreno Glacier's size is really impressive - I think the biggest of all the glaciers I have seen. What's even more impressive is the fact that this glacier advances each day by entire 2 meters! Because of it's size, the advance is not equal in all its sections. This causes major parts of the ice to detach from it in amazing crashes, which are supposed to happen every day. There are ... read more

South America » Argentina » Santa Cruz » Perito Moreno Glacier

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Following independence from Spain in 1816, Argentina experienced periods of internal political conflict between conservatives and liberals and between civilian and military factions. After World War II, a long period of Peronist authoritarian rule an... ... read more