San Quintín Glacier
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San Quintín Glacier is one of the largest outlet glaciers of Chile’s Northern Patagonian Ice Field, known for its extensive ice cover and significant contribution to regional glacial meltwater.
Aliases (1)
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
outlet glacier
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valley glacier → |
| country |
Chile
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| drainsIceField |
Northern Patagonian Ice Field
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| flowsTowards |
Pacific Ocean
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| hasClimateDriver |
changes in precipitation patterns
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rising air temperatures → |
| hasEnvironmentalConcern |
impact on downstream water resources
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loss of ice volume → |
| hasFlowDirection |
generally westward
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| hasLanguageOfToponym |
Spanish
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| hasMassBalanceTrend |
negative mass balance
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| hasMeltwaterContributionTo |
fjords of the Pacific coast of Chile
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regional hydrology of Aysén Region → |
| hasNameInSpanish |
Glaciar San Quintín
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| hasNotableCharacteristic |
extensive ice cover
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rapid retreat in recent decades → significant contribution to regional glacial meltwater → surface area reduction due to climate change → |
| hasRetreatTrend |
retreating
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| hasSurfaceFeature |
crevassed ice surface
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ice front with calving activity → |
| influences |
local sea-level contribution through meltwater discharge
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regional ecosystems via freshwater input → |
| isAccessibleFrom |
coastal areas of Aysén Region
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| isComparedWith |
San Rafael Glacier
NERFINISHED
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| isMonitoredBy |
Chilean glaciological institutions
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remote sensing satellites → |
| isOneOfLargestGlaciersOf |
Northern Patagonian Ice Field
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| locatedIn |
Northern Patagonian Ice Field
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| locatedInMountainRange |
Andes
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| locatedInRegion |
Aysén Region
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| locatedOnContinent |
South America
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| partOf |
Northern Patagonian Ice Field
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| subjectOfStudy |
climate change impact research
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glaciology → |
| terminusType |
proglacial lake terminus
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tidewater terminus → |
Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Monte San Valentín
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hasGlacier |
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San Quintín Glacier
("Glaciar San Quintín")
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hasNameInSpanish |
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Northern Patagonian Ice Field
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hasOutletGlacier |