Devdaraki Glacier
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Devdaraki Glacier is a prominent valley glacier on the slopes of Mount Kazbek in the central Caucasus, known for its rapid movement and history of destructive ice avalanches.
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | valley glacier ⓘ |
| affects |
Darial Gorge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Georgian Military Highway corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drainsInto | Terek River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feeds | headwaters of the Terek River ⓘ |
| hasClimateContext | high-mountain Caucasus climate ⓘ |
| hasCountryBorderContext | Georgia–Russia border NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFlowDirection | towards Darial Gorge ⓘ |
| hasGlacierType | valley glacier ⓘ |
| hasHazardType |
debris flow
ⓘ
glacial flood ⓘ ice avalanche ⓘ |
| hasLanguageName |
Devdaraki Glacier
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Devdoraki Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMorphology | steep valley glacier ⓘ |
| hasMovementCharacteristic | high flow velocity ⓘ |
| hasNotableEvent |
major ice-debris flow events impacting the Darial Gorge
ⓘ
repeated catastrophic ice avalanches in the 19th and 20th centuries ⓘ |
| hasRiskTo |
settlements in the Terek valley
ⓘ
transport infrastructure in Darial Gorge ⓘ |
| isSubjectOfStudyIn |
glaciology
ⓘ
natural hazard research ⓘ |
| knownFor |
destructive ice avalanches
ⓘ
glacial outburst floods ⓘ rapid movement ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInMountainRange | Caucasus Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | central Caucasus ⓘ |
| locatedNearBorderWith | Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | slopes of Mount Kazbek ⓘ |
| monitoredFor | glacial hazards ⓘ |
| partOf | Greater Caucasus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| situatedOnFlankOf | Mount Kazbek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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