Gergeti ( ka, გერგეტი; also known as Ortsveri) is a
glacier
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located on the southeastern slope of
Mt. Kazbek in the
Kazbegi District of
Georgia
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. The length of the Gergeti glacier is and its surface area is . The tongue of Gergeti descends to above sea level. Most of the glacier is located within an old and eroded volcanic
caldera
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, where, at the edge of the caldera's northern rim, rises the cone of Mt. Kazbek. The southern rim of the caldera where the glacier descends, is bounded by
Mount Ortsveri. There is a meteorological station located on the left edge of the Gergeti Glacier at an elevation of above sea level.
See also
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Glaciers of Georgia
The glaciers of Georgia are mainly located along the Greater Caucasus Mountain Range.
Geography
The spatial distribution of contemporary glaciers in the territory of Georgia is stipulated by the peculiarities of atmospheric processes, morpho ...
References
* ''Georgian State (Soviet) Encyclopedia.'' 1978. Book 3. p. 99.
Glaciers of Georgia (country)
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