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)
NoelCan
Very impressiv. Thanks for sharing..
mariogiannecchini
bella immagine , bel cielo e ottima descrizione !
aureagle
Oh WoW WoW WoW!!! This is such a beautiful pic Sig!!!
bazza
That's some canyon Sig, very nice capture..
renecyberdoc
great shot siggy.
auntietk
What an amazing vista! Excellent image.
shadownet
Great capture!
carlx
Excellent capture!!!
Meisiekind
What a scene! Excellent capture and narrative Sig! Well done! :)
Cosme..D..Churruca
superb capture with superb clouds!
dragonmuse
What a wonderful capture. Stark, yet powerfully beautiful.
farmerC
Shining shot.
kgb224
Outstanding capture my friend.
casmindo
Quite the place Sig. Nice shot
Miska7
Very nice scene. Great terrain and clouds! Excellent capture!
Faemike55
Wonderful photo and information!
Minda
very beautiful and excellent capture sig..
flora-crassella
SUPER Foto!!!!!!!
annie5
Great capture and sky..wonderful scene! Thanks for the info Sig :)
flavia49
breathtaking panorama!!! fabulous shot!! your info are always very interesting!!
sandra46
SUPERLATIVE MOOD, AND THE LANDSCAPE LOOKS LUNAR, INDEED!
jocko500
lovely land
emmecielle
Splendid photo! :)
orig_buggy
It looks soo barren! Great shot!!
lucindawind
wonderful landscape ! great shot
Buffalo1
Well captured stark beauty in this canyon. I read that Patagonia has more sheep than people!
lyron
Wonderful image!!
MagikUnicorn
BEAUTY
Alex_Antonov
Excellent!
amanda_a42
Stunning capture!!!