Sailing up the Beagle Channel from Ushuaia we passed by five named glaciers, from south to north: Holanda, Italia, Francia, Alemania and Romanche, and of course saw many others which were unnamed.
Many of these glaciers are volcanoes, most of which are no longer active. They have snow covered peaks year round, and some also have large ice fields. Some of the peaks have been worn down and rounded over hundreds of years by the force of the melting snow. In the summer as the snow melts, many little rivulets form on their way to the sea, and some are very powerful falls. This fairly calm channel is a pleasant place for small boats to sail, and sunsets can be lovely.
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