June 20, 2014

Torres del Paine National Park

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Torres del Paine National Park (Parque Nacional Torres del Paine) is a national park encompassing mountains,
glaciers, lakes, and rivers in southern Chilean Patagonia. The park borders Bernardo O'Higgins National Park to the west and the Los Glaciares National Park to the north in Argentina territory.

Torres del Paine National Park is part of the Sistema Nacional de Áreas Silvestres Protegidas del Estado de Chile (National System of Protected Forested Areas of Chile). The Torres del Paine are the peaks of the mountain range, Cerro Paine. They extend 3,050 meters above sea level, and are joined by the Cuernos del Paine. The area also boasts valleys, rivers such as the Paine, lakes, and glaciers. The well-known lakes include Grey, Pehoé, Nordenskiöld, and Sarmiento. The glaciers, including Grey, Pingo and Tyndall, belong to the Southern Patagonia Ice Field.




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