Moreno Glacier

Our last stop in southern Patagonia was El Calafate and the Moreno Glacier.

Wonder what the world's biggest ice cube tray looks like? At 30 kilometers long, this glacier gives you a quick crash course in the sheer power of mother nature.

We watched from platforms across from the end of the glacier. At 5 kilometers across and an average on 60 meters above the water level (170 meters below) this ice field is among the only glaciers that in continually growing.

As we sat and watched, this movement was very obvious. The glacier creaked and moaned continuously. Every so often a relatively small chunk would fall off followed by the thunderous
crash when it hit the water. When I say small chunk, at least the size of a car or school bus.

We were in exactly the right place at the right time (camera ready) to witness, front and center, the fall of a massive chunck about the size of a high-rise building. Actually, it was almost like the demolition of a high-rise building...looked like it happened in slow motion, but with explosive force. We estimated the resulting shore pound was probaly 6-8 ft high.

Now, we kinda get the idea of how tsunami is formed.