Miage Glacier

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Miage Glacier is a large valley glacier on the Italian side of the Mont Blanc massif, notable for its extensive debris-covered surface.

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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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Mont Blanc massif contains Miage Glacier
Mont Blanc hasGlacier Miage Glacier