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Hallstätter Glacier

Glaciers and Ice Formations

The Hallstätter Glacier is the largest glacier in the Dachstein Mountains of Austria, lying immediately beneath the northern foot of the Dachstein itself and running down to the Eissee lake below the Simony Hut at about 2,205 meters. It is bounded to the east by the High Gjaidstein and sealed at its western snout by the Schoeberl, with the eastern flank of the Hohes Kreuz ridge forming its western border. In its upper third the glacier flows around the prominent Eisstein landmark, and at its head to the south it is bordered by the Hunerkogel and the Dirndln. 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 Status
National Park or Reserve 1
Protected Status
Natura 2000 Site 1
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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: Hallstätter Glacier

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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.

Source Wikidata: Hallstätter Glacier
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Source Wikidata: Hallstätter Glacier
Sources
1. UNEP-WCMC and IUCN: Protected areas at the coordinates of Hallstätter Glacier, World Database on Protected Areas
UNEP-WCMC and IUCN
  • name_eng and desig_eng
    "name_eng": "Dachstein in den Gemeinden Gosau, Hallstatt und Obertraun", "desig_eng": "Nature Reserve"
  • desig_eng, designation 65 of the point search
    "name_eng": "Dachstein", "desig_eng": "Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)"
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Hallstätter Glacier (Wikipedia)
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The Hallstätter Glacier (German: Hallstätter Gletscher) (formerly also called the Karleisfeld or Karl Icefield) is the largest glacier in the Dachstein Mountains.
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Wikidata: Hallstätter Glacier
Wikidata Q1571943, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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