Steffen Glacier is a major
outlet glacier
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of the
Northern Patagonian Ice Field in
Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Region of
Chile
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. It is the southernmost outlet glacier of the Northern Patagonian Ice Field and ends up in a lagoon from where
Huemules River is born. The glacier is named after
Hans Steffen a German geographer who explored Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Region on behalf of the Chilean government before the
General Treaty of Arbitration between Chile and the Argentine Republic of 1902.
See also
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Katalalixar National Reserve
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Cerro Arenales
Cerro Arenales is a heavily ice-covered stratovolcano located in the Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Region of Chile, within Laguna San Rafael National Park. It towers over the southern part of the Northern Patagonian Ice Field. A ...
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List of glaciers
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References
See Figure 55 in this USGS study for a map and discussion of the glacier's advances and retreats
Glaciers of Aysén Region
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