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.

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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
Caucasus glacial system
Greater Caucasus mountain range NERFINISHED
region North Caucasus NERFINISHED
sourceOf Bezengi River NERFINISHED
usedFor alpine climbing access
glaciological studies
mountaineering

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Dykh-Tau hasGlacier Bezengi Glacier (nearby)