Perito Moreno Glacier

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Perito Moreno Glacier is a massive and famously accessible Patagonian ice field in Argentina known for its dramatic ice ruptures and striking blue ice formations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf glacier ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
accessPoint Ruta Provincial 11 from El Calafate ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Glaciar Perito Moreno ⓘ
approximateElevationAtTerminus about 185 meters above sea level ⓘ
area about 250 square kilometers ⓘ
averageHeightOfIceFront about 74 meters above water surface ⓘ
belongsTo Andes mountain system ⓘ
linked to: Andes
climateZone cold temperate Patagonian climate ⓘ
continent South America ⓘ
contributesTo Lago Argentino water level fluctuations ⓘ
country Argentina ⓘ
drains part of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field toward the Atlantic watershed ⓘ
eponymOccupation Argentine explorer and geographer ⓘ
feature advancing ice front that can block water flow ⓘ
boat tours along glacier front ⓘ
frequent calving events ⓘ
guided trekking on ice surface ⓘ
viewing walkways and platforms for tourists ⓘ
formedBy accumulation and compaction of snowfall in Southern Patagonian Ice Field ⓘ
geologicalType valley glacier ⓘ
governedBy Administración de Parques Nacionales (Argentina) ⓘ
hasColor intense blue due to ice density and light scattering ⓘ
hasViewingInfrastructure metal walkways and balconies on Magallanes Peninsula ⓘ
languageOfOfficialName Spanish ⓘ
length about 30 kilometers ⓘ
locatedIn Los Glaciares National Park ⓘ
locatedInRegion Patagonia ⓘ
Santa Cruz Province ⓘ
namedAfter Francisco Moreno ⓘ
nearCity El Calafate ⓘ
notableFor dramatic ice ruptures ⓘ
easy accessibility to visitors ⓘ
periodic damming of Brazo Rico arm of Lago Argentino ⓘ
striking blue ice formations ⓘ
partOf Southern Patagonian Ice Field ⓘ
protectedBy Argentine national park regulations ⓘ
ruptureEventsFrequency irregular multi-year intervals ⓘ
status one of the few Patagonian glaciers considered relatively stable in mass balance ⓘ
terminus Lago Argentino ⓘ
terminusType freshwater lake-terminating glacier ⓘ
totalIceHeight about 170 meters ⓘ
tourismImportance major attraction in Argentine Patagonia ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteOf Los Glaciares National Park ⓘ
width about 5 kilometers at its front ⓘ

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El Calafate → isGatewayTo → Perito Moreno Glacier ⓘ
El Calafate → hasNearbyAttraction → Perito Moreno Glacier ⓘ
Argentino Lake → primaryInflow → Perito Moreno Glacier ⓘ
Argentino Lake → hasGlacierTerminus → Perito Moreno Glacier terminus ⓘ
linked to: Perito Moreno Glacier
Santa Cruz Province → contains → Perito Moreno Glacier ⓘ
Spegazzini Glacier → locatedNear → Perito Moreno Glacier ⓘ
Campo de Hielo Sur → feedsGlacier → Perito Moreno Glacier ⓘ
Departamento Lago Argentino → contains → Perito Moreno Glacier ⓘ
El Calafate Airport → serves → Perito Moreno Glacier ⓘ
El Calafate Airport → servesTouristsVisiting → Perito Moreno Glacier ⓘ
El Calafate Airport → hasNearbyAttraction → Perito Moreno Glacier ⓘ
Perito Moreno Glacier → alsoKnownAs → Glaciar Perito Moreno ⓘ
linked to: Perito Moreno Glacier
Lago Argentino → primaryInflow → Perito Moreno Glacier ⓘ
Lago Argentino → hasGlacierFronts → Perito Moreno Glacier terminus ⓘ
linked to: Perito Moreno Glacier