Glaciers.

A major reason why the Geodynamics class traveled to Patagonia this year was to see glaciers! I want to highlight some of the glaciers we visited and the sights we encountered along the way. 

Seen in Torres del Paine National Park. Photo by Elena Perez.

Glacial lakes abound in Torres del Paine. These lakes are filled with glacial meltwater. The dark color is from sediment that was released by the melting glacier. Photo by Elena Perez.

An iceberg in Lago Grey, a glacial lake fed by Grey Glacier. Photo by Elena Perez.

Sunrise at the entrance to Torres del Paine National Park.

Serrano Glacier, in Bernard O'Higgins National Park. Photo by Marta Faulkner.

Balmaceda Glacier. Photo by Marta Faulkner.

One of our open-water sampling stations in the fjord outside Puerto Natales. 

Filtering eDNA from water samples in the fjord! Photo by Marta Faulkner.

Another freshwater input to the fjord - a waterfall! Photo by Marta Faulkner.