Mera Glacier

GPTKB entity

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf glacier
gptkbp:accessibility trekking routes
expedition routes
seasonal trekking
gptkbp:area approximately 10 square kilometers
gptkbp:climate alpine
gptkbp:culturalHeritage Buddhism
Sherpa community
Tibetan_influence
gptkbp:elevation around 5,400 meters
gptkbp:environmentalConcerns climate change
gptkbp:firstAscent 1953
gptkbp:flowsInto Hinku_Valley
gptkbp:geologicalFeatures aerial photography
satellite imagery
ecosystem services
icefall
remote sensing
varies by location
water resources
approximately 30 meters per year
field surveys
crevasses
seracs
retreating
local hydrology
creeping
tourism economy
during the last Ice Age
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mera Glacier
gptkbp:length approximately 5 kilometers
gptkbp:localWildlife snow leopards
red pandas
Himalayan tahr
blue sheep
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Nepal
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Mera_Peak
gptkbp:researchInterest glaciology
gptkbp:surroundingArea gptkb:Lhotse
gptkb:Mera_Peak
gptkb:Kusum_Kanguru
gptkb:Chamlang
Everest
Makalu
gptkbp:tourism popular trekking destination
gptkbp:type valley glacier