Aar massif
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The Aar massif is a prominent crystalline mountain massif in the central Swiss Alps, known for its high peaks, extensive glaciation, and role as a classic area for alpine geological studies.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aar Massif | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crystalline massif
ⓘ
geological formation ⓘ mountain massif ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Gotthard massif
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mont Blanc massif NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| age |
Paleozoic
ⓘ
pre-Alpine basement rocks ⓘ |
| composition | crystalline rocks ⓘ |
| contains |
Aletsch Glacier headwaters
ⓘ
Finsteraarhorn NERFINISHED ⓘ Grimsel Pass area NERFINISHED ⓘ Grimsel hydropower reservoirs NERFINISHED ⓘ Lauteraarhorn NERFINISHED ⓘ Oberaar Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ Oberaarhorn NERFINISHED ⓘ Schreckhorn NERFINISHED ⓘ Unteraar Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| drainedBy |
Aare River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rhone River tributaries ⓘ |
| geologicalProvince | External Crystalline Massifs of the Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| glaciated | yes ⓘ |
| highestPoint | Finsteraarhorn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| highestPointElevation | 4274 m ⓘ |
| knownFor |
classic area for alpine geological studies
ⓘ
extensive glaciation ⓘ high peaks ⓘ metamorphic geology research ⓘ structural geology research ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Switzerland
ⓘ
central Swiss Alps ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early geological mapping in the Alps
ⓘ
studies of crustal deformation ⓘ studies of metamorphic gradients ⓘ |
| orogeny | Alpine orogeny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overprintedBy | Alpine metamorphism ⓘ |
| partOf | Alps ⓘ |
| popularFor |
alpinism
ⓘ
geological field excursions ⓘ glaciology fieldwork ⓘ |
| region |
Bernese Oberland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Valais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rockType |
gneiss
ⓘ
granite ⓘ |
| studiedSince | 19th century ⓘ |
| usedFor | hydropower production ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Aar Massif
this entity surface form:
Aar Massif