The Glacier Blanc is a glacier in the Hautes-Alpes department of France. Its name comes from the fact that, unlike the nearby Glacier Noir, its surface appears pristinely white because it carries little morainic debris. 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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Classification
Protected StatusNational Park or Reserve 1 Protected Status Connections
Caused By
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: Glacier Blanc
In Discipline
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: Glacier Blanc
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Source Wikidata: Glacier Blanc
Sources
1. UNEP-WCMC and IUCN: Protected areas at the coordinates of Glacier Blanc, World Database on Protected Areas
UNEP-WCMC and IUCNname_eng and desig_eng
"name_eng": "Combeynot - Lautaret - Ecrins", "desig_eng": "Special Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)"
desig_eng, designation 34 of the point search
"name_eng": "Ecrins", "desig_eng": "National Park - Core Area"
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The Glacier Blanc is a glacier in the French département of Hautes-Alpes.
Wikidata: Glacier Blanc
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