Ventisquero O'Higgins
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Ventisquero O'Higgins is a massive glacier in the Southern Patagonian Ice Field of Chile, known for feeding O'Higgins Lake and being one of the largest glaciers in the region.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | glacier ⓘ |
| accessedBy | boat tours on O'Higgins Lake ⓘ |
| belongsToHydrologicalBasin | O'Higgins Lake basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climateZone |
cold temperate
ⓘ
subpolar oceanic ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Chile ⓘ |
| drainsInto | O'Higgins Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feeds | O'Higgins Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsTowards | O'Higgins Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formationProcess | long-term snow accumulation and compaction ⓘ |
| geologicalFeatureClass | glacier ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
O'Higgins Glacier
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ventisquero O’Higgins Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasColor | blue-white ice ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
calving front into a lake
ⓘ
crevassed surface ⓘ ice cliffs ⓘ moraines ⓘ |
| hasOrientation | generally eastward flow ⓘ |
| hasProcess |
glacial ablation
ⓘ
glacial accumulation ⓘ glacial calving ⓘ |
| hydrologicalRole | freshwater source for O'Higgins Lake ⓘ |
| isAmong |
largest glaciers in Chile
ⓘ
largest glaciers in the Southern Patagonian Ice Field ⓘ |
| isInEcoregion | Patagonian fjords and channels ⓘ |
| isInHemisphere | Southern Hemisphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isInTimeZone | UTC−04:00 ⓘ |
| isMonitoredFor |
climate change impacts
ⓘ
glacier retreat ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Southern Patagonian Ice Field outlet glaciers ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf | glaciological studies in Patagonia ⓘ |
| isTouristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chile
ⓘ
Southern Patagonian Ice Field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Aysén Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | Bernardo O'Higgins National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Andes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Bernardo O'Higgins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| naturalHazardPotential |
glacial lake-related hazards
ⓘ
ice calving events ⓘ |
| partOf |
Andes mountain system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Patagonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | mountain glacier ⓘ |
| surfaceType | ice ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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