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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Statements (48)

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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Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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
Last Glacial Period → majorIceSheet → Patagonian Ice Sheet ⓘ
linked to: Patagonian Ice Fields
Mount Burney → nearbyFeature → Patagonian icefields ⓘ
linked to: Patagonian Ice Fields