As we sailed away from Ushuaia on the Beagle Channel - we passed several massive glaciers pouring into the channel. This is part of the Southern Patagonia Icefield.
"Leaving Ushuaia you sail through the Darwin Channel named for Darwin’s expeditions in the 1830’s resulting in his first publication and the beginning of his famous conclusions of species development as adaptations to their environment. You then enter the Beagle Channel which was named after the ship which carried Charles Darwin on his voyage of discovery – HMS Beagle. Near the southern tip of Chile the southern Andes Mountains plunge into the icy water and leave a region which is so wild and remote that it seems almost undisturbed. The ice has scoured its way between the mountains, leaving isolated islands and hidden bays. The Beagle Channel is about 145 miles long and about 3 miles wide at its narrowest point. You cruise past the amazing row of six glaciers (Holanda Glacier, Itallia Glacier, Francia Glacier, Alemania Glacier, Romanche Glacier and Espana Glacier), all on the right side of the ship. Italia Glacier is one of the last remaining tidal flow glaciers which flow all the way to the sea. You then enter a small segment of the Strait of Magellan to reach Punta Arenas." Lyle
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