Northern Patagonian Ice Field

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glacial system ice field

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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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	glacial system → ice field →
climate	high precipitation → maritime temperate →
country	Chile →
drainsInto	Aysén River basin → 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	Colonia Glacier → 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	Patagonian Ice Sheet →
isSubjectOf	climate change studies → glaciological research →
languageOfName	Spanish →
locatedIn	Aysén Region → Los Lagos Region → Patagonian Andes → southern Chile →
locatedOnContinent	South America →
near	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 →

Referenced by (22)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Monte San Valentín → Nef Glacier → San Quintín Glacier → Steffen Glacier →	locatedIn
Nef Glacier → San Quintín Glacier → San Rafael Glacier → Steffen Glacier ("Northern Patagonian Icefield glacial drainage network") →	partOf
San Rafael Glacier → Steffen Glacier →	drains
Carretera Austral → Golfo de Penas →	near
Laguna San Rafael National Park →	accessTo
Patagonia →	contains
Southern Patagonian Ice Field →	counterpart
San Quintín Glacier →	drainsIceField
Nef Glacier ("Northern Patagonian Ice Field plateau") →	flowsFrom
Laguna San Rafael National Park →	hasFeature
Aysén Region →	hasProtectedArea
San Quintín Glacier →	isOneOfLargestGlaciersOf
Laguna San Rafael →	locatedOn
Aysén River basin →	receivesMeltwaterFrom