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Potanin Glacier

Glaciers and Ice Formations

The Potanin Glacier is the longest glacier in Mongolia, stretching about fourteen kilometers through the Altai Tavan Bogd mountains of the Altai Mountains. It is named after the explorer Grigory Potanin. 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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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.

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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: Potanin Glacier
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The Potanin Glacier (Mongolian: Потанины мөсөн гол) is the longest glacier in Mongolia, it stretches about 14 kilometres and located through in the Altai Tavan Bogd mountain in Altai Mountains.
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