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Biferten Glacier

Glaciers and Ice Formations

The Biferten Glacier, called the Bifertenfirn in German, is a glacier in the Glarus Alps in the canton of Glarus, Switzerland, lying east of the peak of Todi. As of 2005 it measured 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) long, and in 1973 it covered an area of 2.81 square kilometers (1.08 square miles). 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: Biferten 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: Biferten Glacier
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Germany, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Switzerland, found in there.
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Biferten Glacier (Wikipedia)
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Wikidata: Biferten Glacier
Wikidata Q666966, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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