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Gozenzawa Glacier is located on the eastern side of Mount Ōyama in the
Tateyama Mountains.
Geography
It was the first recorded
glacier
A glacier (; ) is a persistent body of dense ice that is constantly moving under its own weight. A glacier forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation over many years, often centuries. It acquires distinguishing features, such as ...
in Japan. Before its identification as a glacier, it was believed that the world's most easterly glacier was on the
Kamchatka Peninsula
The Kamchatka Peninsula (russian: полуостров Камчатка, Poluostrov Kamchatka, ) is a peninsula in the Russian Far East, with an area of about . The Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Okhotsk make up the peninsula's eastern and w ...
in Russia.
Exploration
The exploration of the glacier was started in 2009 by drilling a 20 m hole in Tateyama Caldera. By 2011, GPS readings showed that the glacier had moved by about 7 to 32 centimeters.
See also
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List of glaciers in Japan
References
Glaciers of Japan
Landforms of Toyama Prefecture
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