百内国家公园, 巴塔哥尼亚, 智利 Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile (© Marco Bottigelli/Getty Images)

66岁，依然美丽动人 66 and still gorgeous

百内国家公园, 巴塔哥尼亚, 智利

在智利最壮丽的自然保护区之一，野生动物自由穿梭，高耸的山峰与古老的冰川共同塑造出这片原始而壮观的土地。百内国家公园于 1959 年的今天正式成立，至今已满 66 岁，面积超过 448,000 英亩。最初它被称为格雷湖国家旅游公园，1970 年更名为百内国家公园，1978 年被联合国教科文组织指定为生物圈保护区。公园中最具标志性的地貌是三座高达 8,000 英尺以上的巨大花岗岩尖峰：百内塔。这些岩柱由岩浆侵入、地壳抬升，以及数百万年的冰川侵蚀共同形成，最终留下了今天令人惊叹的锯齿状山峰。

公园的湖泊和河流由融化的冰川补给，形成了一个水系网络，滋养着这里的野生动物。南巴塔哥尼亚冰原为四条主要冰川：廷德尔、格雷、迪克森和萨帕塔冰川提供补给。百内河发源于迪克森湖，流经多个水体，包括百内湖、诺登舍尔德湖和佩欧埃湖等。这里野生动物繁多，有美洲狮、濒危的南安第斯鹿、智利火烈鸟以及智利红头美洲鹫。公园内草原、湿地和森林交织，为多样的植物群落提供了栖息地，其中包括南极山毛榉、冷杉山毛榉和耐寒的垫状植物，它们顽强地适应了这片严酷的自然环境。

Torres del Paine National Park in Patagonia, Chile

Wildlife roams freely in one of Chile's most stunning protected areas, where towering peaks and ancient glaciers shape the land. Torres del Paine National Park in Patagonia was established on this day in 1959. Originally called Grey Lake National Tourism Park, it was renamed in 1970 and designated a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 1978. Its most recognizable features—three massive granite peaks known as the Torres—stand over 8,000 feet tall. These formations took shape through magma intrusion and uplift, followed by millions of years of glacial erosion, leaving behind the jagged spires seen today.

The park's lakes and rivers, fueled by melting ice, create a hydrological network that sustains its wildlife. Four major glaciers—Tyndall, Grey, Dickson, and Zapata—are fed by the Southern Patagonian Ice Field. Originating from Dickson Lake, the Paine River flows through various bodies of water, including Paine Lake, Nordenskjöld Lake, and Pehoé Lake. Wildlife thrives here, including pumas, endangered southern huemuls (south Andean deer), Chilean flamingos, and chimango caracaras. With grasslands, wetlands, and forests, the park supports a range of plant life, including lenga and Antarctic beech, and cushion plants that endure the harsh climate.

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