Alberto de Agostini National Park is a protected area in southern Chile that includes the Cordillera Darwin mountain range, the final land-based stretch of the Andes before it becomes a chain of mountains appearing as small islands that sink into the Pacific Ocean.
Alerce Andino National Park is located in the Andes, in the Los Lagos Region of Chile. The centerpiece of this lush and mountainous protected area is the Alerce forests. The Alerce is a towering tree species native to the Andes Mountains that can live for over 4,000 years.
The Andean Patagonian Forest spreads over steep elevations along a thin strip on both sides of the Andes Mountains in southern South America. These temperate forests in southern Chile and Argentina are the southernmost forests on earth.
Andino Norpatagónica Biosphere Reserve (Argentina)
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Wed, 10/10/2018 - 19:32
The Andino Norpatagónica Biosphere Reserve is located in Argentina's northwestern Patagonia. It comprises five National Parks and numerous other protected areas. The landscape is primarily mountainous, dominated by the Andes in the west, with sub-Andean plains and plateaus in the east.
Bernardo O'Higgins National Park (Chile)
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Mon, 10/22/2018 - 17:28
Bernardo O'Higgins National Park protects a remote area of southern Chile. It is currently the country's largest protected area, covering a vast area within the Aysén and Magallanes and Antártica Chilena regions, including part of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field.
Bosques Templados Lluviosos de Los Andes Australes Biosphere Reserve (Chile)
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Tue, 10/16/2018 - 10:54
The Bosques Templados Lluviosos de Los Andes Australes Biosphere Reserve comprises eight national protected areas in southern Chile. It hosts extraordinary biodiversity and is classified as one of Earth's largest and most ecologically intact forest remnants.
Cabo de Hornos Biosphere Reserve (Chile)
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Wed, 01/16/2019 - 15:09
Cabo de Hornos Biosphere Reserve is located in the South American continent's extreme south, in southern Chile. It comprises marine areas, islands, fjords, channels, forests, and moorland. The core areas are Cabo de Hornos National Park and Alberto de Agostini National Park.
Cabo de Hornos National Park (Chile)
The Editor
Wed, 02/12/2020 - 11:23
Cabo de Hornos National Park is the world's southernmost national park, 12 hours by boat from Puerto Williams in the southern headland of Tierra del Fuego in southern Chile, the only place in the world where the waters of the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans meet.
Cerro Castillo: Cerro Castillo National Park (Chile)
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Tue, 10/26/2021 - 17:16
Cerro Castillo National Park is located in the Aysén Region of southern Chile, along the Carretera Austral. Named after the magnificent Cerro Castillo peak, its unique landscape contains hanging glaciers that form lagoons with bright turquoise waters.
Chilean and Argentine Andes / Fuegian and Patagonian Andes: Dry and Wet Andes (Argentina, Chile)
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Thu, 07/29/2021 - 20:46
The Chilean Andes and Argentine Andes form most of the border between Chile and Argentina, making up the highest section of the Andes range. The Dry Andes, Wet Andes, Patagonian Andes and Fuegian Andes are climatic and glaciological subdivisions.