Three Time Lapse sequences of El Chaltén (Fitz Roy) the smoking mountain

The original name of mount Fitz Roy is El Chaltén, that in Tehuelche dialect means "smoking mountain". This is due to high winds around its top compressing moisture that in turn condenses which gives the mountain a smoking volcano look. In 1877, the expedition led by Perito Moreno baptized this mountain Fitz Roy, in memory of the sailor that explored the channels in Tierra del Fuego and the Santa Cruz river during the Charles Darwin expedition.

Sequence of El Chaltén the smoking mountain

Time Lapse sequence of mount Fitz Roy the smoking mountain

Time Lapse sequence of the smoking mountain Fitz Roy aka El Chaltén

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