Campo de Hielo Norte
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Campo de Hielo Norte is a vast Patagonian ice field in southern Chile, known as one of the largest mid-latitude ice masses in the world and a major source of outlet glaciers and freshwater.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glacier system
ⓘ
ice field ⓘ |
| borderedBy | mountain ranges of the Andes ⓘ |
| climate | cold temperate ⓘ |
| country | Chile ⓘ |
| drainsTo |
Pacific Ocean
ⓘ
fjords of southern Chile ⓘ |
| feeds |
proglacial lakes
ⓘ
rivers of the Aysén Region ⓘ |
| forms | icebergs in fjords and lakes ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | Andean orogeny ⓘ |
| governedBy | Government of Chile ⓘ |
| hasAblationZone | termini of outlet glaciers ⓘ |
| hasAccess |
mountaineering routes
ⓘ
scientific expeditions ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
crevasses
ⓘ
icefalls ⓘ outlet glaciers ⓘ |
| hasImportance |
indicator of climate variability
ⓘ
regional freshwater reservoir ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOrigin | Spanish ⓘ |
| hasNearbySettlement |
Cochrane
ⓘ
Puerto Aysén ⓘ |
| hasProcess |
glacier retreat
ⓘ
surface melting ⓘ |
| hasSnowAccumulationZone | high Andes of Aysén ⓘ |
| hasType | temperate ice field ⓘ |
| is |
a major source of freshwater
ⓘ
a major source of outlet glaciers ⓘ one of the largest mid-latitude ice masses in the world ⓘ |
| isGlaciologicallyRelatedTo |
Campo de Hielo Sur
ⓘ
Southern Patagonian Ice Field ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Patagonian Ice Fields ⓘ |
| isSmallerThan | Campo de Hielo Sur ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aysén Region
ⓘ
Patagonia ⓘ |
| locatedInHemisphere |
Southern Hemisphere
ⓘ
Western Hemisphere ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | South America ⓘ |
| nameMeaning |
Northern Icefield
ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Ice Field
|
| partOf | Andes ⓘ |
| partOfProtectedArea | various Chilean protected areas and reserves ⓘ |
| surfaceType | perennial ice and snow ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
climate change
ⓘ
global warming ⓘ |
| usedFor |
climate change studies
ⓘ
glaciological research ⓘ hydrological studies ⓘ |
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