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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf outlet glacier
valley glacier
country Chile
drainsIceField Northern Patagonian Ice Field
flowsTowards Pacific Ocean
hasClimateDriver changes in precipitation patterns
rising air temperatures
hasEnvironmentalConcern impact on downstream water resources
loss of ice volume
hasFlowDirection generally westward
hasLanguageOfToponym Spanish
hasMassBalanceTrend negative mass balance
hasMeltwaterContributionTo fjords of the Pacific coast of Chile
regional hydrology of Aysén Region
hasNameInSpanish Glaciar San Quintín
hasNotableCharacteristic extensive ice cover
rapid retreat in recent decades
significant contribution to regional glacial meltwater
surface area reduction due to climate change
hasRetreatTrend retreating
hasSurfaceFeature crevassed ice surface
ice front with calving activity
influences local sea-level contribution through meltwater discharge
regional ecosystems via freshwater input
isAccessibleFrom coastal areas of Aysén Region
isComparedWith San Rafael Glacier NERFINISHED
isMonitoredBy Chilean glaciological institutions
remote sensing satellites
isOneOfLargestGlaciersOf Northern Patagonian Ice Field
locatedIn Northern Patagonian Ice Field
locatedInMountainRange Andes
locatedInRegion Aysén Region
locatedOnContinent South America
partOf Northern Patagonian Ice Field
subjectOfStudy climate change impact research
glaciology
terminusType proglacial lake terminus
tidewater terminus

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Monte San Valentín
hasGlacier
San Quintín Glacier ("Glaciar San Quintín")
hasNameInSpanish
Northern Patagonian Ice Field
hasOutletGlacier

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