by Francisco Martínez Vidal | Aug 11, 2020 | Report
To be immersed in one of the most beautiful corners of Tierra del Fuego Island, a place secluded from the world, and which for a long time was one of the best kept secrets of the Kawésqar. For those who know the Magallanes region in Chile, the name of that place is...
by Sebastian Parra | Jul 21, 2020 | Report
Tierra del Fuego south of the Estrecho de Magallanes, separated from continental America, north of the maligned Drake Sea and the mythical Cabo de Hornos, the largest island in South America is unknown to many to this day. Few are those who have had the privilege of...
by Equipo Glaciar | May 4, 2020 | Announcement
Starting today, Monday April 4, 2020, the Chilean Glaciers Foundation enters into a collaboration agreement with the GAIA Antarctic Research Center (CIGA) of the University of Magallanes (UMAG). The main objective of CIGA is to improve, develop and strengthen...
by Francisco Martínez Vidal | Apr 2, 2020 | Places
On the Big Island of Tierra del Fuego, there is a Fjord located at latitude 54 ° 43´South and Longitude 70.43 West, the name as well as the protection area is “De Agostini”. The discovery of the fjord is attributed to Salesian Father in 1913 and it is named Fjord...
by Alfredo Soto Ortega | Mar 30, 2020 | Science
Despite the impressive and imposing appearance of Patagonian Glaciers today, we must clarify that they are only small segments of the last glaciation. Still, despite their decline, they are of remarkable importance, occupying ten percent of the emerging lands and...