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Corbassière Glacier

Glaciers and Ice Formations

The Corbassiere Glacier is a valley glacier in the Grand Combin massif of the Pennine Alps, in southwestern Valais, Switzerland. It is 9.8 kilometers long with an average width of just over 1 kilometer, and covers an area of about 17.4 square kilometers. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Glaciation, Processes

Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to formative process Glaciation via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Corbassiere Glacier

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Glaciology, Disciplines

Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to discipline Glaciology via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Corbassiere Glacier
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Found In

Switzerland

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Wikidata: Corbassiere Glacier
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Corbassiere Glacier (Wikipedia)
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The Corbassière Glacier (French: Glacier de Corbassière) is a valley glacier in the Grand Combin massif in the Pennine Alps in southwestern Valais.
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Wikidata: Corbassiere Glacier
Wikidata Q674503, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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