Southern Patagonian Ice Field

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The Southern Patagonian Ice Field is a vast glacial expanse in the southern Andes, forming one of the largest temperate ice masses on Earth and feeding numerous glaciers in southern Chile and Argentina.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
glacial system
ice field
affectedBy climate change
climateType temperate
continent South America
counterpart Northern Patagonian Ice Field
country Argentina
Chile
drainsTo Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
extendsFrom approximately 48 degrees south latitude
extendsTo approximately 51 degrees south latitude
feeds glaciers in southern Argentina
glaciers in southern Chile
feedsGlacier Amalia Glacier
Grey Glacier
Jorge Montt Glacier
O'Higgins Glacier
Los Glaciares National Park
surface form: Perito Moreno Glacier

O'Higgins Glacier
surface form: Pío XI Glacier

Spegazzini Glacier
Steffen Glacier
surface form: Tyndall Glacier

Upsala Glacier
Viedma Glacier
hasBorderWith Argentina
Chile
hasFeature crevasses
ice domes
nunataks
outlet glaciers
highestPointApprox over 3,000 meters above sea level
over 9,800 feet above sea level
isOneOfLargest temperate ice masses on Earth
isRetreating true
isTemperate true
locatedIn Andes
Patagonia
South America
locatedInProtectedArea Bernardo O'Higgins National Park
Los Glaciares National Park
Torres del Paine National Park
locatedInProvince Santa Cruz Province
locatedInRegion Aysén Region
Magallanes Region (historically)
surface form: Magallanes Region
partOf Andes
surface form: Andes mountain range

Andes
surface form: Patagonian Andes

Patagonian Ice Fields
surfaceAreaApprox about 12,000 square kilometers
about 4,600 square miles

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Patagonia contains Southern Patagonian Ice Field
Los Glaciares National Park contains Southern Patagonian Ice Field
Campo de Hielo Norte isGlaciologicallyRelatedTo Southern Patagonian Ice Field
Golfo de Penas near Southern Patagonian Ice Field
Viedma Glacier partOf Southern Patagonian Ice Field
Última Esperanza Province hasFeature Southern Patagonian Ice Field
Cerro Fitz Roy locatedIn Southern Patagonian Ice Field
this entity surface form: Southern Patagonian Andes
Cerro Fitz Roy region Southern Patagonian Ice Field
this entity surface form: Southern Patagonia Ice Field region
Bernardo O'Higgins National Park containsPartOf Southern Patagonian Ice Field
Upsala Glacier partOf Southern Patagonian Ice Field
Upsala Glacier flowsFrom Southern Patagonian Ice Field
Patagonian Ice Fields hasPart Southern Patagonian Ice Field
Cerro Torre locatedIn Southern Patagonian Ice Field
Jorge Montt Glacier locatedIn Southern Patagonian Ice Field
Amalia Glacier locatedOn Southern Patagonian Ice Field
Amalia Glacier partOf Southern Patagonian Ice Field
Amalia Glacier flowsFrom Southern Patagonian Ice Field
Amalia Glacier hasIceSource Southern Patagonian Ice Field
O'Higgins Glacier locatedIn Southern Patagonian Ice Field
O'Higgins Glacier partOf Southern Patagonian Ice Field
O'Higgins Glacier isMajorOutletOf Southern Patagonian Ice Field
Grey Glacier partOf Southern Patagonian Ice Field
Spegazzini Glacier partOf Southern Patagonian Ice Field
Chilean glaciological institutions studies Southern Patagonian Ice Field
Patagonian fjords and channels hydrological system influencedBy Southern Patagonian Ice Field
this entity surface form: Southern Patagonian Icefield
Campo de Hielo Sur alsoKnownAs Southern Patagonian Ice Field
Villa O'Higgins isGatewayTo Southern Patagonian Ice Field
Villa O'Higgins hasAccessTo Southern Patagonian Ice Field