Sea of Ice

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Sea of Ice is the English translation of "Mer de Glace," the largest and one of the most famous glaciers in the French Alps near Chamonix.

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Sea of Ice canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf glacier
natural feature
tourist attraction
valley glacier
accessibleBy Montenvers Railway
affectedBy climate change
averageWidth about 700 meters
approximately 0.43 miles
country France
drainsInto Arveyron River
experiences glacial retreat
flowsTowards Chamonix
surface form: Chamonix valley
formedByConfluenceOf Glacier de Leschaux
Glacier de Talèfre
Glacier du Tacul
hasFeature crevasses
ice grotto
moraine-covered surface
seracs
hasHistoricalVisitor Horace Bénédict de Saussure
surface form: Horace-Bénédict de Saussure

J. M. W. Turner
William Wordsworth
hasNameInFrench Mer de Glace
hasTouristInfrastructure cable car to glacier level
stairs down to ice grotto
inspiredWork paintings by J. M. W. Turner
writings by early Alpine travelers
isLargestGlacierIn French Alps
isOneOfMostFamousGlaciersIn French Alps
languageOfName English
length about 7 kilometers
approximately 4.3 miles
locatedIn French Alps
Mont Blanc massif
locatedInRegion Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
surface form: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Haute-Savoie
locatedNear Chamonix
locatedOn northern slope of Mont Blanc massif
nearbyTown Chamonix
surface form: Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
originalNameLanguage French
partOfDrainageBasin Arve River
surface form: Arve River basin
subjectOf glaciological studies
surfaceArea about 30 square kilometers
approximately 11.6 square miles
terminusElevation around 1500 meters above sea level
around 4920 feet above sea level
upperBasinElevation over 3000 meters above sea level
over 9840 feet above sea level
viewedFrom Montenvers station

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Mer de Glace nameMeaning Sea of Ice