Gorner Glacier
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Gorner Glacier is one of the largest and most famous valley glaciers in the Swiss Alps, located near Zermatt below the Monte Rosa massif.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gorner Glacier system | 1 |
| Grenzgletscher | 1 |
| Lysgletscher | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glacier
ⓘ
valley glacier ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| drainageBasin |
Rhône river basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Rhône basin
|
| feeds | hydroelectric power plants in Valais ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Gornera River ⓘ |
| hasArea | about 57 km² ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalMaximum | Little Ice Age extent ⓘ |
| hasHydrologicalEvent | annual glacial lake outburst floods ⓘ |
| hasHydrologicalFeature |
Gornersee
ⓘ
subglacial lake ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | German ⓘ |
| hasLanguageName | Gornergletscher ⓘ |
| hasLength | about 12.4 km ⓘ |
| hasMaximumElevation | about 4600 m ⓘ |
| hasMouthElevation | about 2200 m ⓘ |
| hasNearbyPeak |
Breithorn
ⓘ
Castor ⓘ Dufourspitze ⓘ Liskamm ⓘ Pollux ⓘ |
| hasRetreatCause | climate change ⓘ |
| hasRetreatRate | tens of meters per year ⓘ |
| hasScientificUse |
climate change monitoring site
ⓘ
glaciological research site ⓘ |
| hasSurfaceFeature |
heavily crevassed surface
ⓘ
icefalls ⓘ lateral moraines ⓘ medial moraines ⓘ supraglacial streams ⓘ |
| hasTerminusType | land-terminating glacier ⓘ |
| hasTourismImportance | major tourist attraction ⓘ |
| isEastOf | Matterhorn ⓘ |
| isFamousFor |
complex glacier system with tributaries
ⓘ
size and spectacular alpine scenery ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Gorner Glacier
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Gorner Glacier system
|
| isRetreating | true ⓘ |
| isSouthOf | Gornergrat ⓘ |
| isWestOf |
Monte Rosa
ⓘ
surface form:
Monte Rosa massif
|
| locatedBelow |
Monte Rosa
ⓘ
surface form:
Monte Rosa massif
|
| locatedIn |
Pennine Alps
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Swiss Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCanton | Canton of Valais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Zermatt ⓘ |
| rankInSwitzerlandByArea | second-largest glacier system ⓘ |
| viewedFrom |
Gornergrat Railway
ⓘ
Gornergrat ⓘ
surface form:
Gornergrat summit
Klein Matterhorn area ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Grenzgletscher
this entity surface form:
Lysgletscher
this entity surface form:
Gorner Glacier system