Patagonian Ice Fields

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The Patagonian Ice Fields are vast glacial expanses in southern South America that form the largest temperate ice sheets in the Southern Hemisphere outside Antarctica.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
glacial region
ice field system
affects global sea level
climateType temperate
continent South America
countryBorderRegion Chile–Argentina border
drainsInto Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
extendsAlong southern Andes
featureType glacier system
ice sheet
feeds outlet glaciers
formsSourceOf Patagonian fjords
major Patagonian rivers
numerous Patagonian lakes
geologicalEra Quaternary
hasClimateInfluenceFrom Southern Westerlies
linked to: Roaring Forties
hasLandform cirques
ice caps
moraines
tidewater glaciers
valley glaciers
hasNearestOcean Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
hasPart Northern Patagonian Ice Field
Southern Patagonian Ice Field
influences regional climate of Patagonia
locatedIn Argentina
Chile
Patagonia
southern South America
locatedInHemisphere Southern Hemisphere
notableFor high precipitation on western side
rapid glacier retreat
tourism and mountaineering
partlyProtectedBy Bernardo O'Higgins National Park
Los Glaciares National Park
Torres del Paine National Park
partOf Andes
primaryComposition glacial ice
regionType high-latitude mountain region
relativeSize largest temperate ice sheets in the Southern Hemisphere outside Antarctica
researchField climate change studies
glaciology
surfaceProcess calving
glacial flow
melting

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Southern Patagonian Ice Field partOf Patagonian Ice Fields
Pleistocene epoch notableGlaciation Patagonian Ice Sheet in South America
linked to: Patagonian Ice Fields
Campo de Hielo Norte isPartOf Patagonian Ice Fields
Golfo de Penas near Patagonian ice fields
linked to: Patagonian Ice Fields
Steffen Glacier partOf Patagonian Andes glacial system
linked to: Patagonian Ice Fields
Nef Glacier partOf Patagonian glacial system
linked to: Patagonian Ice Fields
Viedma Glacier partOf Patagonian icefields system
linked to: Patagonian Ice Fields
Jorge Montt Glacier partOf Patagonian icefields
linked to: Patagonian Ice Fields
Amalia Glacier partOf Patagonian icefields
linked to: Patagonian Ice Fields
O'Higgins Glacier isPartOfSystem Patagonian icefields
linked to: Patagonian Ice Fields
Last Glacial Maximum hasMajorIceSheet Patagonian Ice Sheet
linked to: Patagonian Ice Fields
Andean glacial system hasPart Patagonian ice fields
linked to: Patagonian Ice Fields