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Geological Formation

Glacier Noir

Glaciers and Ice Formations

The Glacier Noir, French for black glacier, is a glacier in the Massif des Écrins in the French Alps, located in the département of Hautes-Alpes. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Protected Status
National Park or Reserve 1
Protected Status
Natura 2000 Site 1
Connections

Caused By

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: Glacier Noir

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: Glacier Noir
In the Other Atlases

Found In

France

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Wikidata: Glacier Noir
Sources
1. UNEP-WCMC and IUCN: Protected areas at the coordinates of Glacier Noir, World Database on Protected Areas
UNEP-WCMC and IUCN
  • name_eng and desig_eng
    "name_eng": "Les Ecrins", "desig_eng": "Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)"
  • desig_eng, designation 36 of the point search
    "name_eng": "Ecrins", "desig_eng": "National Park - Core Area"
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Glacier Noir (Wikipedia)
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Quote, Lead section
The Glacier Noir (French for "black glacier") is a glacier in the Massif des Écrins in the French Alps.
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Wikidata: Glacier Noir
Wikidata Q1141366, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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