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Northern Patagonian Ice Field
Northern Patagonian Ice Field, May 2017
Map showing the location of Northern Patagonian Ice Field
Map showing the location of Northern Patagonian Ice Field
Location in Chile
LocationAysén Region, Chile
Coordinates47°00′S 73°30′W / 47°S 73.5°W / -47; -73.5
Area4,200 km2 (1,600 sq mi)

The Northern Patagonian Ice Field, located in southern Chile, is the smaller of two remnant parts in which the Patagonian Ice Sheet in the Andes Mountains of southern South America can be divided. It is completely contained within the boundaries of Laguna San Rafael National Park.

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calving front of Jorge Montt Glacier, which is the northern glacier of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field, reaches the Baker Channel. A number of icebergs...

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