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Russian Geographical Society Glacier

Glaciers and Ice Formations

The Russian Geographical Society Glacier is a large glacier in the Vanch River basin of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province in eastern Tajikistan, located in the Pamir Mountains near Independence Peak. 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: Russian Geographical Society 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: Russian Geographical Society Glacier
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Russia

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Tajikistan

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Wikidata: Russian Geographical Society Glacier
Sources
1. UNEP-WCMC and IUCN: Protected areas at the coordinates of Russian Geographical Society Glacier, World Database on Protected Areas
UNEP-WCMC and IUCN
  • name_eng and desig_eng
    "name_eng": "Tajik National Park (Mountains of the Pamirs)", "desig_eng": "World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)"
  • name_eng and desig_eng, National Park
    "name_eng": "Таджикский Национальный парк", "desig_eng": "National Park"
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Russian Geographical Society Glacier (Wikipedia)
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The Russian Geographical Society Glacier (RGS) (Russian: Ледник Географического Общества) it is a large glacier in the Vanch River basin in east Tajikistan, in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province.
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Wikidata: Russian Geographical Society Glacier
Wikidata Q4257133, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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