- San Rafael Glacier
Infobox_Glacier
glacier_name = San Rafael Glacier
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location =Chile
coordinates = coord|46|42|S|73|50|W|type:glacier
area = 760 km² cite web | author = Aniya, et al | title = Variations of Patagonian glaciers, South America, utilizing RADARSAT images | url= http://www.glaciologia.cl/textos/adro.pdf | date = 1999 | accessdate = 2008-03-04]
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thickness =
terminus = Proglacial lake
status = The San Rafael Glacier is one of the major outlet glaciers of theNorthern Patagonian Ice Field in southernChile and is the tidewater glacier nearest the equator. It calves into theLaguna San Rafael and is contained withinLaguna San Rafael National Park .References
ee also
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List of glaciers External links
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3662975.stm Patagonian ice in rapid retreat]
BBC News Online
* [http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?id=627 Space Radar Image of San Rafael Glacier, Chile]NASA Visible Earth
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