kids encyclopedia robot

Image: Tyndall Glacier, Torres del Paine

Kids Encyclopedia Facts
Original image ‎(3,032 × 2,008 pixels, file size: 1.32 MB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

Description: Tyndall Glacier, located in the Torres del Paine National Park in Chile, is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 16 crewmember on the International Space Station. This glacier, which has a measured total area of 331 square kilometers and length of 32 kilometers (1996 measurements), begins in the Patagonian Andes Mountains to the west and terminates in Lago Geikie. A medial moraine is visible in the center of the glacier, extending along its length (center left).
Title: Tyndall Glacier, Torres del Paine
Credit: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/station/crew-16/html/iss016e012047.html
Author: NASA
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
Attribution Required?: No

The following page links to this image:

kids search engine
All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise.