Perito Moreno Glacier

Summary

Perito Moreno Glacier is a glacier^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.23% of glacier entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,928 views/month, #2 of 883).^[2]

Key Facts

• Perito Moreno Glacier is located in Lago Argentino Department^[3].
• Perito Moreno Glacier is located in Natales^[4].
• Perito Moreno Glacier is in the country of Argentina^[5].
• Perito Moreno Glacier is in the country of Chile^[6].
• Perito Moreno Glacier is on the body of water Argentino Lake^[7].
• Perito Moreno Glacier's instance of is recorded as glacier^[8].
• Francisco Pascasio Moreno is named after Perito Moreno Glacier^[9].
• Otto von Bismarck is named after Perito Moreno Glacier^[10].
• Perito Moreno Glacier's outflows is recorded as Argentino Lake^[11].
• Perito Moreno Glacier's Commons category is recorded as Perito Moreno Glacier^[12].
• Perito Moreno Glacier's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': -50.49321938689202, 'longitude': -73.12798244937426}^[13].
• Perito Moreno Glacier's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Perito Moreno Glacier^[14].
• Perito Moreno Glacier's Commons gallery is recorded as Perito Moreno Glacier^[15].
• Perito Moreno Glacier's heritage designation is recorded as IUGS Geological Heritage Site^[16].
• Perito Moreno Glacier's native label is recorded as Glaciar Perito Moreno^[17].
• Perito Moreno Glacier's length is recorded as {'amount': '+30'}^[18].
• Perito Moreno Glacier sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+244'}^[19].
• Perito Moreno Glacier covers an area of {'amount': '+250'}^[20].
• Perito Moreno Glacier's width is recorded as {'amount': '+5'}^[21].
• Perito Moreno Glacier's speed is recorded as {'amount': '+700'}^[22].
• Perito Moreno Glacier's thickness is recorded as {'amount': '+170'}^[23].
• Perito Moreno Glacier's located in protected area is recorded as Los Glaciares National Park^[24].
• Perito Moreno Glacier's located in protected area is recorded as Bernardo O'Higgins National Park^[25].
• Perito Moreno Glacier's mountain range is recorded as Andes^[26].
• Perito Moreno Glacier's category for the view of the item is recorded as Category:Views of Perito Moreno Glacier^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Argentina^[5], a sovereign state^[28], in Argentina^[29], founded in 1816^[30] and Chile^[6], a sovereign state^[31], in Chile^[32], founded in 1810^[33]. Located in include Lago Argentino Department^[3], a department of Argentina^[34], in Argentina^[35] and Natales^[4], a commune of Chile^[36], in Chile^[37]. Perito Moreno Glacier is on the body of water Argentino Lake^[7].

Physical Characteristics

Perito Moreno Glacier covers an area of {'amount': '+250'}^[20]. It sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+244'}^[19]. Its length is recorded as {'amount': '+30'}^[18]. Its speed is recorded as {'amount': '+700'}^[22].

Designation and Status

Perito Moreno Glacier's instance of is recorded as glacier^[8]. Its heritage designation is recorded as IUGS Geological Heritage Site^[16].

History and Context

Things named after include Francisco Pascasio Moreno^[9], an explorer^[38], 1852–1919^[39], of Argentina^[40], awarded the Founder’s Medal^[41], specialised in paleontology^[42] and Otto von Bismarck^[10], a politician^[43], 1815–1898^[44], of Kingdom of Prussia^[45], awarded the Lifesaving Medal^[46].

Why It Matters

Perito Moreno Glacier ranks in the top 0.23% of glacier entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,928 views/month, #2 of 883).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[47] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[48]