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.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glacier
→
natural feature → tourist attraction → valley glacier → |
| accessibleBy |
Montenvers Railway
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| affectedBy |
climate change
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| averageWidth |
about 700 meters
→
approximately 0.43 miles → |
| country |
France
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| drainsInto |
Arveyron River
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|
| experiences |
glacial retreat
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|
| flowsTowards |
Chamonix valley
NERFINISHED
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| formedByConfluenceOf |
Glacier de Leschaux
→
Glacier de Talèfre → Glacier du Tacul → |
| hasFeature |
crevasses
→
ice grotto → moraine-covered surface → seracs → |
| hasHistoricalVisitor |
Horace-Bénédict de Saussure
→
J. M. W. Turner → William Wordsworth → |
| hasNameInFrench |
Mer de Glace
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|
| hasTouristInfrastructure |
cable car to glacier level
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stairs down to ice grotto → |
| inspiredWork |
paintings by J. M. W. Turner
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writings by early Alpine travelers → |
| isLargestGlacierIn |
French Alps
NERFINISHED
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| isOneOfMostFamousGlaciersIn |
French Alps
NERFINISHED
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|
| languageOfName |
English
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|
| length |
about 7 kilometers
→
approximately 4.3 miles → |
| locatedIn |
French Alps
NERFINISHED
→
Mont Blanc massif NERFINISHED → |
| locatedInRegion |
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
→
Haute-Savoie → |
| locatedNear |
Chamonix
NERFINISHED
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| locatedOn |
northern slope of Mont Blanc massif
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|
| nearbyTown |
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
NERFINISHED
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| originalNameLanguage |
French
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| partOfDrainageBasin |
Arve River basin
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|
| subjectOf |
glaciological studies
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|
| 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
→
|
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Mer de Glace
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|
nameMeaning |
|
Caspar David Friedrich
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|
notableWork |