Glacier du Tour
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Glacier du Tour is a valley glacier in the Mont Blanc massif of the French Alps, known for its extensive ice fields and popular mountaineering routes near the village of Le Tour.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Glacier du Tour canonical | 1 |
| Le Tour–Balme | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glacier
ⓘ
valley glacier ⓘ |
| accessPoint |
Col de Balme area
ⓘ
village of Le Tour ⓘ |
| climateZone | alpine climate ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| drainsInto | Arve river basin ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting |
Mont Blanc massif
ⓘ
surface form:
Mont Blanc crystalline massif
|
| hasAvalancheRisk | true ⓘ |
| hasCrevasseBridges | snow bridges ⓘ |
| hasCrevasseRisk | seasonal ⓘ |
| hasCrevasses | true ⓘ |
| hasFeature | extensive ice fields ⓘ |
| hasMoraineType |
lateral moraines
ⓘ
terminal moraines ⓘ |
| hasSeasonalAccess | summer ⓘ |
| hasSeracs | true ⓘ |
| hasSnowfield | true ⓘ |
| hasSurfaceChange |
retreat of terminus
ⓘ
thinning ⓘ |
| hasUse |
alpine climbing training
ⓘ
glacier hiking ⓘ mountaineering ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Mont-Blanc glacial system
ⓘ
surface form:
Mont Blanc massif glacier system
|
| isRetreating | true ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf |
alpine guidebooks
ⓘ
glaciological studies ⓘ |
| isTouristDestination | true ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
ⓘ
surface form:
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
French Alps ⓘ Haute-Savoie ⓘ Mont Blanc massif ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Le Tour ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Tour Glacier in French ⓘ |
| nearBorderWith | Switzerland ⓘ |
| nearestTown |
Chamonix
ⓘ
surface form:
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
|
| partOf |
Alps
ⓘ
Mont Blanc massif ⓘ
surface form:
Mont Blanc group
|
| popularActivity |
alpine photography
ⓘ
guided glacier tours ⓘ ski mountaineering ⓘ |
| region |
Chamonix
ⓘ
surface form:
Chamonix valley
|
| surfaceType | ice ⓘ |
| usedFor |
glaciology fieldwork
ⓘ
mountaineering courses ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Le Tour–Balme