Patagonia Map: regions, landmarks, best maps

The major regions for adventure travel, from top to bottom in the map on the right are:

• The Chilean and Argentine Lake District
• El Chalten, Mount FitzRoy, Perito Moreno and the South Patagonian IceCap
• Torres del Paine National Park
• Tierra del Fuego

Also see our guide to where to go in Patagonia for more info on these places, and other less visited destinations.

The major geographical landmarks are:

• The Patagonian Ice Cap (aka Hielo Continental, or Ice Sheet), both North and the larger South. This feeds nearly 100 glaciers across the region
• The volcanoes of northern Patagonia
• The Magellan Straits
• The Andes themselves. Although they some of their altitude as they extend south into Patagonia they lose none of their drama or majesty. Cerro FitzRoy at 3,375m is a wonderful spectacle for visitors to El Chalten to enjoy.
• The Patagonian Steppe. Thousands of miles of semi-arid desert to the East of the Andes and in their rain shadow.

See our section on flights to Patagonia for a map of Patagonia's airports.

Stanfords stock 3 maps that cover the whole region.

On the wall of the Swoop Patagonia office we have:
deDios Patagonia Argentina & Chile 1: 3,300,000 £10.95
It's at a less granular scale than the other two below (which are admittedly better if you're on a road trip) but it gives lots of information on the different destinations across the region. Good for planning purposes. On the ground it's of a very manageable size and is resilient enough to withstand a few weeks of travel.

A larger scale map, tear-resistant to take with you
infoMAP, 1: 2,750,000 £11.95
Some additional info re: places to go and its laminated and tear resistant. And it enlarges some key regions: Torres-del-Paine + Punta Arenas + Chalten/Perito Moreno; the Lake District around Puerto Montt; Peninsula Valdes.

This is a good option if you're on a road trip
AutoMAPA, 1:1,000,000 £11.95

If you're already out in Chile or Argentina you may also be able to get your hands on:
South Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego, 1: 1,000,000
This only the covers the region from El Calafate southwards, but the detail is good, and it has some interesting history and info on the reverse.

Here are a selection of maps that we thought were helpful from across the web:

Regions and towns

This one is helpful because it shows most of the major towns, and the political regions.

Source: Quest Connect

Geographical landmarks and National Parks

This, from National Geographic, gives a good sense of the major geographical landmarks

Source: National Geographic

Satellite Map of Pataognia

And this satellite image, taken towards the end of Patagonian winter, gives a great sense of the IceCap and the snow-covered peaks in the West, and arid Steppe in the East.

Source: Zonu