Northern Patagonian Ice Field

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The Northern Patagonian Ice Field is a vast glacial expanse in southern Chile that forms one of the largest mid-latitude ice masses in the world and feeds numerous outlet glaciers and fjords.

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf glacial system ⓘ
ice field ⓘ
climate high precipitation ⓘ
maritime temperate ⓘ
country Chile ⓘ
drainsInto Aysén River basin ⓘ
Baker River ⓘ
surface form: Baker River basin

Golfo de Penas ⓘ
Laguna San Rafael ⓘ
feeds fjords ⓘ
outlet glaciers ⓘ
formedBy Pleistocene glaciations ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Campo de Hielo Norte ⓘ
hasApproximateArea ~4200 square kilometers ⓘ
hasHighestPointElevation over 3000 meters above sea level ⓘ
hasOutletGlacier Steffen Glacier ⓘ
surface form: Colonia Glacier

Steffen Glacier ⓘ
surface form: Leones Glacier

Nef Glacier ⓘ
San Quintín Glacier ⓘ
San Rafael Glacier ⓘ
Steffen Glacier ⓘ
hasProcess calving ⓘ
glacial flow ⓘ
surface melting ⓘ
isImportantFor ecosystems of Patagonian fjords ⓘ
regional hydrology ⓘ
sea-level rise contribution ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
isRemnantOf Patagonia ⓘ
surface form: Patagonian Ice Sheet
isSubjectOf climate change studies ⓘ
glaciological research ⓘ
languageOfName Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn Aysén Region ⓘ
Los Lagos Region ⓘ
Andes ⓘ
surface form: Patagonian Andes

southern Chile ⓘ
locatedOnContinent South America ⓘ
near Laguna San Rafael National Park ⓘ
surface form: Bernardo O'Higgins National Park

Laguna San Rafael National Park ⓘ
partOf Andes ⓘ
Patagonia ⓘ
receivesMoistureFrom Pacific Ocean ⓘ
relativeSize one of the largest mid-latitude ice masses in the world ⓘ
smaller than the Southern Patagonian Ice Field ⓘ
showsTrend mass loss in recent decades ⓘ
overall retreat of outlet glaciers ⓘ
terminatesIn Pacific Ocean fjords ⓘ
lakes ⓘ
valleys ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Patagonia → contains → Northern Patagonian Ice Field ⓘ
Monte San Valentín → locatedIn → Northern Patagonian Ice Field ⓘ
Aysén Region → hasProtectedArea → Northern Patagonian Ice Field ⓘ
Southern Patagonian Ice Field → counterpart → Northern Patagonian Ice Field ⓘ
Laguna San Rafael → locatedOn → Northern Patagonian Ice Field ⓘ
Laguna San Rafael National Park → hasFeature → Northern Patagonian Ice Field ⓘ
Laguna San Rafael National Park → accessTo → Northern Patagonian Ice Field ⓘ
Aysén River basin → receivesMeltwaterFrom → Northern Patagonian Ice Field ⓘ
Golfo de Penas → near → Northern Patagonian Ice Field ⓘ
San Rafael Glacier → partOf → Northern Patagonian Ice Field ⓘ
San Rafael Glacier → drains → Northern Patagonian Ice Field ⓘ
San Quintín Glacier → locatedIn → Northern Patagonian Ice Field ⓘ
San Quintín Glacier → partOf → Northern Patagonian Ice Field ⓘ
San Quintín Glacier → drainsIceField → Northern Patagonian Ice Field ⓘ
San Quintín Glacier → isOneOfLargestGlaciersOf → Northern Patagonian Ice Field ⓘ
Steffen Glacier → locatedIn → Northern Patagonian Ice Field ⓘ
Steffen Glacier → drains → Northern Patagonian Ice Field ⓘ
Steffen Glacier → partOf → Northern Patagonian Ice Field ⓘ
this entity surface form: Northern Patagonian Icefield glacial drainage network
Nef Glacier → locatedIn → Northern Patagonian Ice Field ⓘ
Nef Glacier → partOf → Northern Patagonian Ice Field ⓘ
Nef Glacier → flowsFrom → Northern Patagonian Ice Field ⓘ
this entity surface form: Northern Patagonian Ice Field plateau
Carretera Austral → near → Northern Patagonian Ice Field ⓘ
Monte San Clemente → locatedIn → Northern Patagonian Ice Field ⓘ
Monte San Clemente → locatedIn → Northern Patagonian Ice Field ⓘ
subject surface form: Monte San Valentín
Monte San Clemente → isHighestPointOf → Northern Patagonian Ice Field ⓘ
Monte San Clemente → isHighestPointOf → Northern Patagonian Ice Field ⓘ
subject surface form: Monte San Valentín
Puerto Río Tranquilo → nearbyAttraction → Northern Patagonian Ice Field ⓘ
San Quintín Glacier route → accesses → Northern Patagonian Ice Field ⓘ
Cerro San Valentín → locatedOn → Northern Patagonian Ice Field ⓘ
Cerro San Valentín → isHighestPointOf → Northern Patagonian Ice Field ⓘ
Bernardo O'Higgins National Park → containsPartOf → Northern Patagonian Ice Field ⓘ
Patagonian Ice Fields → hasPart → Northern Patagonian Ice Field ⓘ
Puerto Chacabuco → accesses → Northern Patagonian Ice Field ⓘ
Puerto Chacabuco → hasNearbyFeature → Northern Patagonian Ice Field ⓘ
Moraleda Channel via Témpanos River → near → Northern Patagonian Ice Field ⓘ
Chilean glaciological institutions → studies → Northern Patagonian Ice Field ⓘ
Patagonian fjords and channels hydrological system → influencedBy → Northern Patagonian Ice Field ⓘ
this entity surface form: Northern Patagonian Icefield