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Rebmann Glacier

Glaciers and Ice Formations

Rebmann Glacier is a small mountain glacier near the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, a remnant of the much larger ice cap that once crowned the mountain. It is named for Johann Rebmann, the German missionary and explorer who in 1848 became the first European to report snow and glaciers atop Kilimanjaro. The glacier has a moraine and talus terminus and is currently retreating, part of a broader collapse in which Kilimanjaro lost about 82 percent of its glacial ice between 1912 and 2000. 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
UNESCO World Heritage 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: Rebmann 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: Rebmann Glacier
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Tanzania

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Wikidata: Rebmann Glacier
Sources
1. UNEP-WCMC and IUCN: Protected areas at the coordinates of Rebmann Glacier, World Database on Protected Areas
UNEP-WCMC and IUCN
  • name_eng and desig_eng
    "name_eng": "Kilimanjaro National Park", "desig_eng": "National Park"
  • desig_eng, designation 45 of the point search
    "name_eng": "Kilimanjaro National Park", "desig_eng": "World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)"
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Rebmann Glacier (Wikipedia)
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Quote, Lead section
The Rebmann Glacier is an active glacier located near the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.
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Wikidata: Rebmann Glacier
Wikidata Q1580310, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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