Miage Glacier
E15700
Miage Glacier is a large valley glacier on the Italian side of the Mont Blanc massif, notable for its extensive debris-covered surface.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glacier
ⓘ
valley glacier ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| drainageBasin |
Dora Baltea basin
ⓘ
Po River ⓘ
surface form:
Po River basin
|
| flowsInto | Dora di Veny ⓘ |
| geologyContext |
Mont Blanc massif
ⓘ
surface form:
Mont Blanc granite massif
|
| glacierType | temperate glacier ⓘ |
| hasAccessPoint |
Val Veny road
ⓘ
trail from La Visaille ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Miage Lake
ⓘ
lateral moraines ⓘ medial moraines ⓘ proglacial lake ⓘ thick supraglacial debris cover ⓘ |
| hasLanguageRegion |
French
ⓘ
Italian ⓘ |
| hasMoraineType |
lateral moraine
ⓘ
medial moraine ⓘ terminal moraine ⓘ |
| hasMouthIn | Val Veny ⓘ |
| hasNameInFrench |
Ghiacciaio del Miage
ⓘ
surface form:
Glacier de Miage
|
| hasNameInItalian | Ghiacciaio del Miage ⓘ |
| hasProcess |
glacial retreat
ⓘ
supraglacial debris accumulation ⓘ |
| hasRisk |
icefall hazards
ⓘ
outburst floods from Miage Lake ⓘ |
| hasStatus | retreating glacier ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf |
climate impact assessments
ⓘ
glaciology publications ⓘ |
| isTouristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aosta Valley
ⓘ
Italy ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | Mont Blanc area protected landscapes ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Italian side of Mont Blanc massif ⓘ |
| mountainRange |
Alps
ⓘ
Mont Blanc massif ⓘ |
| municipality | Courmayeur ⓘ |
| near | Courmayeur ⓘ |
| notableFor | extensive debris-covered surface ⓘ |
| partOf | Mont Blanc massif ⓘ |
| region | Val Veny ⓘ |
| surfaceType | debris-covered ice ⓘ |
| usedFor |
climate change studies
ⓘ
glaciological research ⓘ hiking tourism ⓘ mountain tourism ⓘ |
| valleyType | U-shaped valley ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.