The Taitao Peninsula is the Chilean peninsula famous for the San Rafael Glacier and lying west of the Northern Patagonian Ice Field.
It projects into the Pacific Ocean from Chile’s Aysén Region and is separated from the mainland by the deep Moraleda Channel and related waterways. The peninsula is exceptionally rugged, with temperate rainforests, fjords, mountains and a wet maritime climate. Much of the surrounding area is protected within Laguna San Rafael National Park.
San Rafael Glacier flows from the Northern Patagonian Ice Field into the lagoon of the same name, making it one of the best-known glacial landscapes in Chile. The Taitao Peninsula is not Tierra del Fuego and is also distinct from the Brunswick Peninsula, which lies much farther south near Punta Arenas. Sparse settlement and difficult access have helped preserve its largely wild character.