Mount Almirante Nieto and the Torres del Paine rise up from the Patagonian steppe in southern Chile.

Mount Almirante Nieto and the Torres del Paine

Patagonia, Chile

The windswept plain known as the Patagonian steppe stretches from the Atlantic to the Pacific coasts. It surrounds the Cordillera del Paine in Chile's Torres del Paine National Park. A UNESCO World Heritage Site was established in 1978 to protect the Patagonian steppe and its flora and fauna. It is home to a variety of wildlife, including pumas, guanacos, foxes, and Chilean Huemul.

The huge massif known as the Cordillera del Paine, rises up from the Patagonian steppe in an impressive fashion. Its origins can be dated back at least 12 million years ago, when sedimentary layers of the earth were lifted up and later worn down through glacial erosion. The hard, resistant granite rock that makes up the Paine massif remains. Mount Almirante Nieto and the Torres del Paine (North, Central and South towers) are part of that massif.

Photo © copyright by Dr. Edward Mikol.

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