Lekhziri Glacier Explained

Lekhziri
Map:Georgia Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti#Georgia
Type:Valley glacier
Location:Svaneti, Georgia
Area:33.40NaN0
Length:11.40NaN0
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Lekhziri Glacier (Georgian: ლეხზირი) is a valley glacier located on the southern slopes of the Greater Caucasus Mountain Range in the Svaneti Region of Georgia. The length of the glacier is and its surface area is . The tongue of the glacier descends down to above sea level. Lekhziri consists of three separate glaciers; North, East and West Lekhziri. From the point where the three different glaciers intersect, the surface of Lekhziri becomes largely covered with morainal sediments and debris. The glacier feeds off the ice-flows and avalanches from the adjacent mountains.

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