The Tschierva Glacier, called Vadret da Tschierva in Romansh, is a glacier in the Bernina Range in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland, measuring about 4 kilometers in length as of 2005 and covering 6.2 square kilometers as of 1973. Like most glaciers in the Bernina Range it is currently retreating, part of a broader pattern of decline among the glaciers of the Swiss Alps. 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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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.
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Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to discipline Glaciology via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.
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1. UNEP-WCMC and IUCN: Protected areas at the coordinates of Tschierva Glacier, World Database on Protected Areas
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"name_eng": "Bernina-Albris", "desig_eng": "Federal Hunting Reserves"
Tschierva Glacier (Wikipedia)
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The Tschierva Glacier (Romansh: Vadret da Tschierva) is a 4 km (2.5 mi) long glacier (2005) situated in the Bernina Range in the canton of Graubünden/Grisons in Switzerland.
Wikidata: Tschierva Glacier
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