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Geological Formation

Tviberi Glacier

Glaciers and Ice Formations

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. 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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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: Tviberi Glacier

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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: Tviberi Glacier
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Georgia, found in there.
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Tviberi Glacier (Wikipedia)
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Wikidata: Tviberi Glacier
Wikidata Q7857368, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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