Object description

Los Glaciares National Park is a federal protected area in Santa Cruz Province. The park covers an area of 726,927 ha making it the second largest national park in the country. Established on 11 May 1937, it houses a representative sample of the Magellanic Subpolar Forest and western Patagonian Steppe biodiversity in good state of conservation. In 1980 it was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.