Laguna San Rafael

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Laguna San Rafael is a glacial lagoon in southern Chile famed for its dramatic icebergs and proximity to the San Rafael Glacier within Laguna San Rafael National Park.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf body of water
glacial lagoon
accessedBy boat
small cruise ships
accessedFrom Puerto Aysén
Puerto Chacabuco
attracts international tourists
basinCountry Chile
climate cold temperate oceanic climate
connectedTo Moraleda Channel via Témpanos River
conservationStatus protected area within national park
country Chile
formedBy glacial activity
governedBy Corporación Nacional Forestal
surface form: Corporación Nacional Forestal (CONAF)
hasActivity sightseeing cruises
wildlife watching
hasFeature calving glacier front nearby
floating icebergs
hasIceSource San Rafael Glacier NERFINISHED
hasNearbyFeature Andes
surface form: Andes Mountains
hasProtectionDesignation Ramsar wetland site
hasScenicQuality high scenic value
hasWildlife marine mammals
seabirds
hydrologicalType tidewater lagoon
knownFor dramatic icebergs
proximity to San Rafael Glacier
languageOfName Spanish
locatedIn Aysén Region
fjords and channels of Chilean Patagonia
southern Chile
locatedInProtectedArea Laguna San Rafael National Park
locatedOn Northern Patagonian Ice Field
namedAfter Raphael (archangel)
surface form: Saint Raphael
near San Rafael Glacier NERFINISHED
partOf Laguna San Rafael National Park
Laguna San Rafael National Park
surface form: Laguna San Rafael y El Guayaneco Biosphere Reserve

Patagonia
protectedBy Chilean National Park System
regionType remote area
tourismType ecotourism destination
glacier tourism
waterType brackish water

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Monte San Valentín drainageBasin Laguna San Rafael
Northern Patagonian Ice Field drainsInto Laguna San Rafael
San Rafael Glacier flowsInto Laguna San Rafael
Laguna San Rafael National Park hasFeature Laguna San Rafael
San Rafael Glacier hasWaterBody Laguna San Rafael
San Rafael Glacier terminatesIn Laguna San Rafael