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Jorge Montt Glacier is a tidewater glacier located in the Aisén Region of Chile south of the town of Caleta Tortel. It lies at the north end of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field within Bernardo O’Higgins National Park. The mouth of Pascua River is located in the vicinity of the glacier calving front.The total drainage area of the glacier is about 510 km2 (200 sq mi). The glacier’s ice is thinning most at low elevations where air temperature is the highest.

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