Mer de Glace Glacier

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:glacier
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Chamonix
gptkbp:activities hiking
mountaineering
ice climbing
gptkbp:area 30 square kilometers
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:award
gptkb:tourist_attraction
alpinism
gptkbp:climate alpine
gptkbp:cultural_significance inspired artists
inspired writers
inspired climbers
gptkbp:diameter up to 200 meters
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Horace-Bénédict_de_Saussure
gptkbp:elevation 1,913 meters
gptkbp:environmental_impact climate change
glacial meltwater
glacial retreat
ecosystem changes
water supply changes
tourism changes
gptkbp:first_ascent 1861
gptkbp:geographical_feature gptkb:blue
valley glacier
retreating
creeping
downward
during the last Ice Age
gptkbp:highest_point gptkb:Mont_Blanc
gptkb:Aiguille_Verte
Les Drus
gptkbp:historical_event scientific expeditions
first ascent of Mont Blanc
development of alpine tourism
gptkbp:historical_significance important for glaciology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mer de Glace Glacier
gptkbp:is_accessible_by gptkb:Montenvers_Railway
gptkbp:is_connected_to gptkb:Mer_de_Glace_ice_cave
gptkbp:is_documented_in 1741
gptkbp:is_surrounded_by gptkb:Aiguille_du_Midi
gptkbp:length 7 kilometers
gptkbp:located_in gptkb:Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
gptkbp:melting_point approximately 30 meters per year
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Mont_Blanc_massif
gptkbp:photography gptkb:battle
gptkbp:research gptkb:battle
gptkbp:tourist_attraction gptkb:battle
gptkbp:visitors_per_year approximately 1 million
gptkbp:wildlife gptkb:dinosaur
eagles
ibex
mountain goats
marmots