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Rossbode Glacier

Glaciers and Ice Formations

Rossbode Glacier, called Rossbodegletscher in German, is a glacier in the Pennine Alps in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. As of 2005 it was about 3.5 kilometers long, down from an area of 1.87 square kilometers recorded in 1973. 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: Rossbode Glacier

In Discipline

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: Rossbode Glacier
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Found In

Germany

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Switzerland

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Source Wikidata: Rossbode Glacier
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Rossbode Glacier (Wikipedia)
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The Rossbode Glacier (German: Rossbodegletscher) is a 3.5 km long glacier (2005) situated in the Pennine Alps in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
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Wikidata: Rossbode Glacier
Wikidata Q592432, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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