Ossoue Glacier
E948690
Ossoue Glacier is a prominent high-altitude glacier in the central Pyrenees, lying on the northern slopes of the Vignemale massif in France.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glacier
ⓘ
valley glacier ⓘ |
| ablationSeason | summer ⓘ |
| accessTrailhead | Vallée d’Ossoue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateCoordinates | 42.46°N 0.14°W ⓘ |
| area | approximately 0.5 km² ⓘ |
| climateZone | alpine climate ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision |
Hautes-Pyrénées
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Occitanie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Gave de Pau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | approximately 2700–3200 m ⓘ |
| feeds | Ossoue valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalContext | Pyrenean orogeny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPhotographicViewOf | Vignemale north face NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hazard |
crevasse falls
ⓘ
icefall ⓘ |
| highestPointElevation | approximately 3200 m ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | French ⓘ |
| length | approximately 2.5 km ⓘ |
| liesOnNorthernSlopeOf | Vignemale massif NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hautes-Pyrénées department
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Occitanie ⓘ
surface form:
Occitanie region
Pyrenees ⓘ |
| lowestPointElevation | approximately 2700 m ⓘ |
| massif | Vignemale massif NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Pyrenees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| municipality | Gavarnie-Gèdre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestMajorPeak | Vignemale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearProtectedArea | Pyrenees National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the largest glaciers in the French Pyrenees
ⓘ
rapid shrinkage since the late 20th century ⓘ |
| orientation | north-facing ⓘ |
| partOf | central Pyrenees ⓘ |
| primaryComposition | ice ⓘ |
| researchSubject | glacier retreat in the Pyrenees ⓘ |
| riverSourceOf | Gave de Ossoue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| snowAccumulationSeason | winter ⓘ |
| status | retreating ⓘ |
| surfaceFeature |
crevasses
ⓘ
seracs ⓘ |
| tourismType | mountain tourism ⓘ |
| usedFor |
glacier hiking
ⓘ
mountaineering ⓘ |
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