Romanche Glacier, Glacier in Alberto de Agostini National Park, Magallanes Region, Chile
Romanche Glacier is a glacier in the Cordillera Darwin within Alberto de Agostini National Park, in Chile's Magellan and Chilean Antarctic Region. It faces Gordon Island, and a cascade from the glacier tumbles into the Northwest Arm of the Beagle Channel.
The glacier takes its name from La Romanche, the French navy frigate that carried the 1882–1883 scientific expedition to Cape Horn led by Captain Louis-Ferdinand Martial. In February 1899 Argentine president Julio A. Roca, sailing on the ARA 9 de Julio during his "Abrazo del Estrecho" voyage to Patagonia, made an excursion to the glacier.
The glacier carries the name of La Romanche, the French navy ship of the 1882–1883 scientific expedition to Cape Horn led by Captain Louis-Ferdinand Martial. In February 1899 Argentine president Julio A. Roca, on the ARA 9 de Julio during his "Abrazo del Estrecho" voyage, made an excursion to the glacier.
The glacier faces Isla Gordon across the northwest arm of the Beagle Channel, and its cascade is seen from the water; no trail leads to the ice. Land access runs through Alberto de Agostini National Park, reached by boat from Punta Arenas or Puerto Williams. Weather in the Cordillera Darwin changes fast, so carry rain and wind protection.
In February 1899, Argentine president Julio A. Roca visited the glacier aboard the ARA 9 de Julio during his "Abrazo del Estrecho" voyage to Patagonia. The glacier faces Gordon Island across the northwest arm of the Beagle Channel.
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