Tsanner [1] ( Georgian წანერი ; also Tsaneri [2] ) is a complex valley glacier on the southern slope of the Main Caucasian Range ( Georgia ).
| Zanner | |
|---|---|
| cargo. წანერი | |
| Characteristics | |
| Area | 28.8 km² |
| Length | 10.1 km |
| Location | |
| A country |
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| Region | Samegrelo-Upper Svaneti |
| Municipality | Mestian Municipality |
The length of the glacier is 10.1 km, the area is 28.8 km². The feeding area is located at heights of up to 4150 m and at the ridge joins the firn basin of the Bezengi glacier , flowing to the north. The firm line lies at an altitude of 3190 m; the tongue descends to 2390 m and gives rise to the Zanner River, the left component of the Mulkhura River [1] ( Inguri basin). Since the beginning of the 20th century, the end of the glacier receded 1.5 km; this process is ongoing.
The name of the glacier from Svan is translated as "sky" [3] .
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Sources
- Tsaneri // Dictionary of modern geographical names / Rus. geo about . Mosk. center; Under the total. ed. Acad. V.M. Kotlyakova . Institute of Geography RAS . - Yekaterinburg: U-Factoria, 2006.
- Zanner // Great Soviet Encyclopedia : [in 30 vols.] / Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov . - 3rd ed. - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978.