Villa O'Higgins
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Villa O'Higgins is a small town in the Aysén Region of southern Chile, located 220 km south of Cochrane and 550 km south of Coyhaique. Founded in 1966 and named after the Chilean independence hero Ber
Villa O'Higgins at dawn
Villa O'Higgins
The Southern Patagonian Ice Field, located at the Southern Patagonic Andes between Chile and Argentina, is the world's second largest contiguous extrapolar ice field. It is the bigger of two remnant p
Villa O'Higgins
…the Carretera Austral (Southern Highway) – the final 120 km of which were completed southwards from Puerto Yungay in 2000 – and is the gateway to the Southern Patagonian Ice Field. The town has an airport, several guesthouses and campsites, a radio station, and a number of shops and restaurants. In the summer (Dec-Feb) a regular…
Southern Patagonia Ice Field from ISS, astronaut photo. North is to the right.
The merged outlet of Penguin Glacier and HPS 19.
Panoramic view of Grey Glacier in Torres del Paine National Park (Chilean territory)
Fjord in Chile