Glacier de Tré-la-Tête
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Glacier de Tré-la-Tête is a major valley glacier in the Mont Blanc massif of the French Alps, known for its extensive ice cover and role in regional hydrology and mountaineering.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Glacier de Tré-la-Tête canonical | 3 |
| Ghiacciaio del Tré-la-Tête | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glacier
ⓘ
valley glacier ⓘ |
| climateChangeIndicator | glacier retreat ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Arve River basin ⓘ |
| feeds | Torrent de Tré-la-Tête ⓘ |
| flowsTowards | northwest ⓘ |
| glacierType |
temperate glacier
ⓘ
valley glacier ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
crevasses
ⓘ
glacial tongue ⓘ icefall ⓘ moraines ⓘ seracs ⓘ |
| hydrologicalRole | source of meltwater for local rivers ⓘ |
| impact |
affects regional hydrology
ⓘ
influences local water resources ⓘ |
| knownFor |
alpine tourism
ⓘ
extensive ice cover ⓘ mountaineering routes ⓘ role in regional hydrology ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
French Alps
ⓘ
Mont Blanc massif ⓘ |
| monitoredBy | glaciologists ⓘ |
| monitoredFor |
mass balance changes
ⓘ
surface area changes ⓘ |
| mountainRange |
Alps
ⓘ
Mont Blanc massif ⓘ |
| near |
Aiguille de la Bérangère
ⓘ
Dômes de Miage ⓘ Les Contamines-Montjoie ⓘ Mont Tondu ⓘ Refuge des Conscrits ⓘ |
| observedTrend | retreating in recent decades ⓘ |
| partOf |
Alps region
ⓘ
surface form:
European Alps glacial system
Mont-Blanc glacial system ⓘ Tré-la-Tête basin ⓘ |
| region |
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
ⓘ
surface form:
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Haute-Savoie ⓘ |
| tourismImportance |
part of Mont Blanc mountaineering routes
ⓘ
popular destination for alpinists ⓘ |
| usedFor |
alpine research
ⓘ
glacier hiking ⓘ hydrological studies ⓘ mountaineering ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ghiacciaio del Tré-la-Tête