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San Rafael Glacier

Glaciers and Ice Formations

San Rafael Glacier is one of the major outlet glaciers of the Northern Patagonian Ice Field, in the Aysen Region of southern Chile, within Laguna San Rafael National Park. Covering about 760 square kilometers, it is notable as the tidewater glacier nearest the equator, though it calves into the proglacial Laguna San Rafael rather than directly into the sea. It sits at approximately 46 degrees 42 minutes south, 73 degrees 50 minutes west. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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National Park or Reserve 1
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Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to formative process Glaciation via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: San Rafael Glacier

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Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to discipline Glaciology via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: San Rafael Glacier
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1. San Rafael Glacier (Wikipedia)
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nian Ice Field, in the Aysen Region of southern Chile, within Laguna San Rafael National Park. Covering about 760 square kilometers, it is notable as the tidewater glacier n
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Wikidata: San Rafael Glacier
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