Finsteraargletscher

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Finsteraargletscher is a large valley glacier in the Bernese Alps of Switzerland, known for its impressive ice flows and role as a major source of the Aare River.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf valley glacier
belongsToMountainRange Alps NERFINISHED
belongsToSubrange Bernese Alps NERFINISHED
climateZone alpine climate
continent Europe
country Switzerland
drainageBasin Rhine basin NERFINISHED
drainsTo Aare River NERFINISHED
environmentalIssue glacier retreat
feeds Aare River NERFINISHED
flowsInto Unteraar Glacier NERFINISHED
flowsTowards Grimsel area NERFINISHED
forms Unteraar Glacier NERFINISHED
formsTogetherWith Lauteraargletscher NERFINISHED
glacierType temperate glacier
hasAccessPoint Finsteraarhornhütte NERFINISHED
hasFeature crevasses
impressive ice flows
moraines
hydrologicalRole headwater glacier of the Aare
isMajorSourceOf Aare River NERFINISHED
isSubjectOf climate change studies
glaciological measurements
languageOfToponym German
locatedIn Bernese Alps NERFINISHED
Bernese Oberland NERFINISHED
canton of Bern NERFINISHED
locatedOn northern side of the Finsteraarhorn
nameMeaning Dark Aare Glacier NERFINISHED
near Finsteraarhorn NERFINISHED
Lauteraarhorn NERFINISHED
Schreckhorn NERFINISHED
partOf Aare Glacier system NERFINISHED
Aare River basin NERFINISHED
region central Alps
sourceOf Aare River NERFINISHED
tourismType alpine tourism
usedFor glaciological research
mountaineering
valley Aare valley NERFINISHED
watercourse Aare NERFINISHED

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Finsteraarhorn near Finsteraargletscher
Hasli-Aare basin drainsFrom Finsteraargletscher
this entity surface form: Finsteraarhorn massif (northern slopes)