Monte Rosa glaciers
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The Monte Rosa glaciers are extensive high-altitude ice fields and valley glaciers on the Monte Rosa massif in the Alps, known for their dramatic crevasses and significant role in European glaciology and mountaineering.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Monte Rosa glaciers canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glacier system
ⓘ
high-altitude ice field ⓘ valley glacier complex ⓘ |
| accessPoint |
Klein Matterhorn area
ⓘ
surface form:
Gornergrat region
Italian Monte Rosa cableway system ⓘ Monte Rosa Hut area ⓘ |
| climateZone | high-alpine climate ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country |
Italy
ⓘ
Switzerland ⓘ |
| drainsInto |
Po River basin
ⓘ
Rhône river basin ⓘ
surface form:
Rhone River basin
|
| elevationRange | extends from high alpine basins above 3000 m to lower valley tongues ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
dramatic crevasses
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extensive seracs ⓘ high-altitude accumulation zones ⓘ large icefalls ⓘ |
| hazard |
crevasse falls
ⓘ
icefall avalanches ⓘ serac collapse ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alps
ⓘ
Monte Rosa ⓘ
surface form:
Monte Rosa massif
Pennine Alps ⓘ |
| locatedOn | border between Switzerland and Italy ⓘ |
| near |
Dufourspitze
ⓘ
Gornergletscher ⓘ Grenzgletscher ⓘ Lyskamm ⓘ Agno Valley ⓘ
surface form:
Macugnaga valley
Signalkuppe ⓘ Zermatt ⓘ |
| partOf | Alpine glacier system ⓘ |
| process | subject to glacial retreat due to climate warming ⓘ |
| researchField |
climate science
ⓘ
geomorphology ⓘ glaciology ⓘ |
| significance |
important for Alpine mountaineering history
ⓘ
important for European glaciology ⓘ major freshwater reservoir in the upper Po and Rhone catchments ⓘ |
| tourismType |
adventure tourism
ⓘ
alpine tourism ⓘ |
| usedFor |
alpine climbing approaches
ⓘ
climate change studies ⓘ glaciological research ⓘ high-altitude ski touring ⓘ hydrological studies ⓘ mountaineering ⓘ |
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