PERITO MORENO GLACIER VIEW FROM THE BOAT Stock Photo

The Perito Moreno Glacier is a glacier located in the Los Glaciares National Park in southwest Santa Cruz Province, Argentina.The 250 km2 97 sq mi ice formation, 30 km 19 mi in length, is one of 48 glaciers fed by the Southern Patagonian Ice Field located in the Andes system shared with Chile. This ice field is the world`s third largest reserve of fresh water.nnThe Perito Moreno Glacier, located 78 kilometres 48 mi from El Calafate, was named after the explorer Francisco Moreno, a pioneer who studied the region in the 19th century and played a major role in defending the territory of Argentina in the conflict surrounding the international border dispute with Chile.