Canyon of the Rio Santa Cruz by junge1
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Description
The glacier-fed Rio Santa Cruz drains the Fitzroy Range of the Andes via Lago Viedma and Lago Argentino and flows for 385km east to the Atlantic Coast. In 1834 Charles Darwin and the crew of 'HMS Beagle' anchored at the mouth of the Rio Santa Cruz and sent a party upriver for sixteen days to explore the area.
The Rio Santa Cruz provides water for irrigation and hydroelectric power.
Between El Calafate and Tres Lagos, a distances of 130km, only the first 30km of the road east of El Calafate were paved. 30 km east of El Calafate the northbound Ruta 40 is gravel for the 600km to Perito Moreno. Ruta 40 crosses Rio Santa Cruz between the turnoff and Tres Lagos.
Patagonia encompasses an area of roughly 900,000 square kilometer, but has only 3% of Argentina's population of about 40 million. Most of the 3% are concentrated in Comodoro Rivadavia and Rio Gallegos along the Atlantic Coast.
This picture was taken on 21 December 2003.
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Comments (33)
Very impressiv. Thanks for sharing..
bella immagine , bel cielo e ottima descrizione !
Oh WoW WoW WoW!!! This is such a beautiful pic Sig!!!
That's some canyon Sig, very nice capture..
great shot siggy.
What an amazing vista! Excellent image.
Great capture!
Excellent capture!!!
What a scene! Excellent capture and narrative Sig! Well done! :)
superb capture with superb clouds!
What a wonderful capture. Stark, yet powerfully beautiful.
Shining shot.
Outstanding capture my friend.
Quite the place Sig. Nice shot
Very nice scene. Great terrain and clouds! Excellent capture!
Wonderful photo and information!
very beautiful and excellent capture sig..
SUPER Foto!!!!!!!
Great capture and sky..wonderful scene! Thanks for the info Sig :)
breathtaking panorama!!! fabulous shot!! your info are always very interesting!!
SUPERLATIVE MOOD, AND THE LANDSCAPE LOOKS LUNAR, INDEED!
lovely land
Splendid photo! :)
It looks soo barren! Great shot!!
wonderful landscape ! great shot
Well captured stark beauty in this canyon. I read that Patagonia has more sheep than people!
Wonderful image!!
BEAUTY
Excellent!
Stunning capture!!!