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Tviberi Glacier

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Tviberi is a valley glacier on the southern slopes of the Greater Caucasus range, in the Svaneti region of Georgia Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti administrative region, about 13.5 kilometers northeast of the town of Mestia. It is 9.5 kilometers long with a surface area of 27.9 square kilometers, its tongue reaching down to 2,150 meters, and it is a polysynthetic valley glacier fed by several tributary branches, including the Laskhedari, Iriti, Asmashi, Toti and Seri.

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