Bezengi Glacier (nearby)
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Bezengi Glacier is one of the largest and most prominent valley glaciers in the central Caucasus, renowned for its massive icefall and proximity to several of the region’s highest peaks.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bezengi Glacier (nearby) canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | valley glacier ⓘ |
| climateZone | high-mountain alpine climate ⓘ |
| continent |
Asia
ⓘ
Europe ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| drainsFrom | Bezengi Wall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Bezengi River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
heavily crevassed surface
ⓘ
massive icefall ⓘ prominent icefall zone ⓘ |
| hasHazard |
avalanche risk
ⓘ
crevasse danger ⓘ icefall danger ⓘ |
| hasType |
mountain glacier
ⓘ
valley-type glacier ⓘ |
| importance |
major center for Caucasus alpinism
ⓘ
one of the largest glaciers in the central Caucasus ⓘ |
| knownFor |
large size
ⓘ
prominent valley form ⓘ proximity to major Caucasus peaks ⓘ technical mountaineering terrain ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym |
Kabardian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Caucasus Mountains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Central Caucasus NERFINISHED ⓘ Kabardino-Balkaria NERFINISHED ⓘ Russia ⓘ |
| locatedOn | northern slope of the Greater Caucasus ⓘ |
| near |
Bezengi Wall
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mount Gestola NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Janga NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Katyn-Tau NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Shkhara NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Shkhara massif NERFINISHED ⓘ some of the highest peaks in the Caucasus ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bezengi region
NERFINISHED
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Caucasus glacial system ⓘ Greater Caucasus mountain range NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | North Caucasus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceOf | Bezengi River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
alpine climbing access
ⓘ
glaciological studies ⓘ mountaineering ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.