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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Finsteraargletscher canonical | 1 |
| Finsteraarhorn massif (northern slopes) | 1 |
Statements (41)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Finsteraarhorn massif (northern slopes)