Gran Glaciar Norte
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Gran Glaciar Norte is the largest and most prominent glacier on Mexico’s Pico de Orizaba volcano, forming a major part of its high-altitude ice cap.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pico de Orizaba ice cap | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glacier
ⓘ
mountain glacier ⓘ |
| affectedBy | climate change ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
glaciers of Mexico
ⓘ
glaciers of North America ⓘ |
| climateZone |
alpine
ⓘ
tropical high-mountain ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| drainageDirection | northward ⓘ |
| elevationRange | approximately 4800–5600 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| fedBy |
snow accumulation
ⓘ
wind-blown snow ⓘ |
| formsMajorPartOf | high-altitude ice cap of Pico de Orizaba ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | Quaternary volcanic edifice ⓘ |
| hazard |
avalanches
ⓘ
crevasse falls ⓘ icefall ⓘ |
| highestElevation | near 5610 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| isClimbingRouteFeatureOn | Pico de Orizaba ⓘ |
| isLargestGlacierOn | Pico de Orizaba ⓘ |
| isMostProminentGlacierOn | Pico de Orizaba ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Puebla
ⓘ
Veracruz ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Pico de Orizaba ⓘ |
| lowestElevation | around 4800 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt ⓘ |
| near | border of Veracruz and Puebla ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the few remaining tropical glaciers in North America
ⓘ
being the largest glacier on Pico de Orizaba ⓘ |
| onStratovolcano | Pico de Orizaba ⓘ |
| onVolcano | Pico de Orizaba ⓘ |
| orientation | north ⓘ |
| partOf |
Pico de Orizaba glacial system
ⓘ
Gran Glaciar Norte self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Pico de Orizaba ice cap
|
| region | eastern Mexico ⓘ |
| relativeLocation | northern flank of Pico de Orizaba ⓘ |
| status | retreating ⓘ |
| surfaceFeature |
crevasses
ⓘ
seracs ⓘ |
| surfaceType | ice ⓘ |
| terminusType | ice and rock slope ⓘ |
| underlies | standard north-face climbing routes on Pico de Orizaba ⓘ |
| usedFor |
glacier travel training
ⓘ
mountaineering ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Pico de Orizaba ice cap