Glacier d’Ossoue

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Glacier d’Ossoue is a prominent glacier on the north face of the Vignemale massif in the central Pyrenees, known as one of the largest and most studied glaciers in the range.

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Label Occurrences
Glacier d’Ossoue canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
glacier
affectedBy climate change
continent Europe
country France
drainsInto Vallée d’Ossoue
surface form: Gave d’Ossoue
hasAccessRoute Gavarnie area approaches
Ossoue valley approach
hasClimate high-mountain climate
hasFeature crevasses
icefall sections
snow and firn cover
hasProtectionStatus located within a protected mountain environment
hasResearchInterest evolution of small mid-latitude glaciers
impact of warming on Pyrenean glaciers
locatedIn Pyrenees
Vignemale massif
central Pyrenees
locatedOn north face of Vignemale
mountainRange Pyrenees
namedAfter Ossoue valley
near French–Spanish border
Vignemale
surface form: Vignemale summit
notableFor being one of the largest glaciers in the Pyrenees
being one of the most studied glaciers in the Pyrenees
partOf French Pyrenees glacial system
Hautes-Pyrénées
surface form: Hautes-Pyrénées department

Occitanie
surface form: Occitanie region

headwaters of the Gave de Pau basin
region southwestern France
subjectOf monitoring of mass balance and surface area changes
scientific studies on glacier retreat in the Pyrenees
trend glacier retreat
usedBy alpinists
hikers with glacier equipment
usedFor alpine climbing routes
glaciological research
mountaineering access to Vignemale

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Vignemale hasGlacier Glacier d’Ossoue
Hourquette d’Ossoue near Glacier d’Ossoue
Refuge des Oulettes de Gaube locatedNear Glacier d’Ossoue