Wetterhorn Glacier (historical extent)
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Wetterhorn Glacier (historical extent) refers to the former, more expansive ice coverage on the slopes of the Wetterhorn in the Swiss Alps, reconstructed from historical records and geomorphological evidence.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wetterhorn Glacier (historical extent) canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glacier historical extent
ⓘ
paleoglacier ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
climate change
ⓘ
glacier retreat in the Alps ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
larger areal coverage than present
ⓘ
lower terminus elevation than present ⓘ more extensive valley infill ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| documentedBy |
early mountaineering reports
ⓘ
historical landscape paintings ⓘ |
| evidenceType |
documentary sources
ⓘ
geomorphological indicators ⓘ |
| hasBoundaryEvidence |
lateral moraines
ⓘ
polished bedrock surfaces ⓘ terminal moraines ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
sediment deposition patterns
ⓘ
valley morphology around Wetterhorn ⓘ |
| hasProcess | advance and retreat cycles ⓘ |
| hasRelation | Wetterhorn Glacier (modern extent) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSmallerSuccessor | Wetterhorn Glacier (modern extent) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | regional climate variability ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bernese Alps
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Swiss Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ Wetterhorn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCanton | Canton of Bern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Grindelwald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Alpine glacier system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakExtent | Little Ice Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reconstructedFrom |
archival photographs
ⓘ
geomorphological evidence ⓘ glacial striations ⓘ historical maps ⓘ historical records ⓘ moraines ⓘ trimlines ⓘ |
| studiedInDiscipline |
geomorphology
ⓘ
glaciology ⓘ paleoclimatology ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Late Holocene
ⓘ
Little Ice Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
glacier dynamics studies
ⓘ
landscape evolution studies ⓘ paleoclimate reconstruction ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.