Ossoue Glacier

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Ossoue Glacier is a prominent high-altitude glacier in the central Pyrenees, lying on the northern slopes of the Vignemale massif in France.

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Label Occurrences
Ossoue Glacier canonical 3
Ossoue glacier 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf glacier
valley glacier
ablationSeason summer
accessTrailhead Vallée d’Ossoue
approximateCoordinates 42.46°N 0.14°W
area approximately 0.5 km²
climateZone alpine climate
continent Europe
country France
countrySubdivision Hautes-Pyrénées
Occitanie
drainageBasin Gave de Pau
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 2700–3200 m
feeds Ossoue valley
geologicalContext Pyrenean orogeny
hasPhotographicViewOf Vignemale north face
linked to: Vignemale
hazard crevasse falls
icefall
highestPointElevation approximately 3200 m
languageOfToponym French
length approximately 2.5 km
liesOnNorthernSlopeOf Vignemale massif
locatedIn Hautes-Pyrénées department
linked to: Hautes-Pyrénées

Occitanie region
linked to: Occitanie

Pyrenees
lowestPointElevation approximately 2700 m
massif Vignemale massif
mountainRange Pyrenees
municipality Gavarnie-Gèdre
linked to: Vallée de Gavarnie
nearestMajorPeak Vignemale
nearProtectedArea Pyrenees National Park
notableFor being one of the largest glaciers in the French Pyrenees
rapid shrinkage since the late 20th century
orientation north-facing
partOf central Pyrenees
primaryComposition ice
researchSubject glacier retreat in the Pyrenees
riverSourceOf Gave de Ossoue
snowAccumulationSeason winter
status retreating
surfaceFeature crevasses
seracs
tourismType mountain tourism
usedFor glacier hiking
mountaineering

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Vignemale massif contains Ossoue Glacier
Pique Longue hasGlacier Ossoue Glacier
Cerbillona isLocatedNear Ossoue glacier
linked to: Ossoue Glacier
Clot de la Hount hasViewOf Ossoue Glacier