Bossons Glacier
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Bossons Glacier is a prominent alpine glacier on the French side of the Mont Blanc massif, known for its steep descent toward the Chamonix valley and its historical accessibility to climbers and tourists.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bossons Glacier canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glacier
ⓘ
natural geographic feature ⓘ |
| accessibleFrom | Chamonix-Mont-Blanc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| affectedBy | climate change ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Western Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climateZone | alpine climate ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Arve River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsFrom | Mont Blanc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
hiking
ⓘ
ice climbing ⓘ mountaineering ⓘ |
| hasHazard |
crevasses
ⓘ
icefall ⓘ seracs ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | French ⓘ |
| hasNearbyInfrastructure | Bossons chairlift NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbySettlement | Les Bossons hamlet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPhotographicInterest | yes ⓘ |
| hasRecreationalUse | yes ⓘ |
| hasStatus | retreating glacier ⓘ |
| hasViewpoint | Bossons chairlift upper station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf |
glaciological studies
ⓘ
mountaineering literature ⓘ |
| knownFor |
historical accessibility to climbers and tourists
ⓘ
steep descent toward the Chamonix valley ⓘ visible icefall ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
ⓘ
surface form:
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
France ⓘ Haute-Savoie NERFINISHED ⓘ Mont Blanc massif ⓘ |
| nameInFrench | Glacier des Bossons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Aiguille du Midi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Les Houches NERFINISHED ⓘ Mont Blanc du Tacul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlooks | Chamonix valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
French Alps
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mont Blanc massif glacial system ⓘ Mont-Blanc commune area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | mountain region ⓘ |
| terminusNear | Chamonix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourismType |
glacier tourism
ⓘ
mountain tourism ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.