Jorge Montt Glacier

The glacier flows south to north, releasing ice into a fjord that extends westward toward the Pacific Ocean within Bernardo O'Higgins National Park.

The glacier received its name from Jorge Montt, who served as a Chilean naval officer and politician during the late nineteenth century.

Local indigenous communities maintain strong connections to the glacier through generations of stories about the relationship between ice and land.

Access to Jorge Montt Glacier requires boat transportation from the town of Caleta Tortel through the waters of the Patagonian fjords.

Scientists discovered remnants of Nothofagus trees near the glacier in 2010, indicating the presence of ancient forests before the ice advance.

GPS coordinates: -48.36667,-73.50000

Latest update: March 3, 2025 05:31