Mont-Blanc glacial system

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cryospheric feature glacial system mountain glaciation complex

The Mont-Blanc glacial system is the extensive network of interconnected glaciers and icefields surrounding Mont Blanc in the Alps, forming one of Western Europe’s largest and most studied mountain glaciation complexes.

Aliases (1)

Mont Blanc massif glacial system ×2

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cryospheric feature → glacial system → mountain glaciation complex →
causes	glacial hazards such as icefalls and outburst floods →
country	France → Italy → Switzerland →
drainsInto	Arve River → Dora Baltea → Rhône River basin →
hasFeature	cirque glaciers → crevasse fields → icefalls → icefields → seracs → valley glaciers →
hasPart	Glacier de Bionnassay → Glacier de Leschaux → Glacier de Miage → Glacier de Saleina → Glacier de Talèfre → Glacier de Trient → Glacier de Tré-la-Tête → Glacier de la Brenva → Glacier de la Griaz → Glacier de la Lex Blanche → Glacier de la Tournette → Glacier des Bossons → Glacier du Dôme → Glacier du Géant → Glacier du Mont Dolent → Glacier du Tacul → Glacier du Tour → Glacier d’Argentière → Mer de Glace →
highestPoint	Mont Blanc →
influencedBy	Alpine climate → North Atlantic atmospheric circulation →
locatedIn	Alps → Mont Blanc massif → Western Europe →
notableFor	large glacierized area in Western Europe → long-term glaciological monitoring → rapid glacier retreat in the 20th and 21st centuries →
partOf	European Alps cryosphere →
researchField	climate change studies → glaciology →
threatenedBy	global warming → permafrost degradation →
usedFor	alpine tourism → hydropower resources → mountaineering →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Mer de Glace ("Mont Blanc massif glacial system") → Vallée Blanche ski route ("Mont Blanc massif glacial system") →	partOf
Glacier des Bossons →	belongsTo