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Mountain glacier
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Since the beginning of the Quaternary (2.58 million years ago) glacial periods have shaped the landscape. In a progression phase, the glaciers move forward and dig a hole in the ground. Sometimes they meet harder rocks which they "bypass". At their moving, they leave behind valleys. The hard rocks left behind can form mountain glaciers: hills that make the valley higher and much more narrow. In history, mountain glaciers were strategic venues for homeland defence, like the Fort Queyras.
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44.75462696.7890744
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Point of Interest updated on 30/11/2025
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3537ETR - GUILLESTRE RESISTANTE VARS RISOUL PNR DU QUEYRAS
Editor : IGN
Collection : TOP 25 RÉSISTANTE
Scale : 1:25 000
17.20€
3537ET - GUILLESTRE VARS RISOUL PNR DU QUEYRAS
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Collection : TOP 25 ET SÉRIE BLEUE
Scale : 1:25 000
13.90€
TOP75005 - BRIANCONNAIS QUEYRAS
Editor : IGN
Collection : TOP 75
Scale : 1:75 000
9.80€
D38 ISÈRE
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Collection : CARTES DÉPARTEMENTALES IGN
Scale : 1:150 000
5.90€
D04-05 ALPES-DE-HAUTE-PROVENCE HAUTES-ALPES
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Collection : CARTES DÉPARTEMENTALES IGN
Scale : 1:150 000
5.90€
NR15 AUVERGNE-RHÔNE-ALPES RECTO/VERSO MASSIF ALPIN
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Collection : CARTES RÉGIONALES IGN
Scale : 1:250 000
6.80€
NR14 AUVERGNE-RHÔNE-ALPES RECTO/VERSO MASSIF CENTRAL
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Collection : CARTES RÉGIONALES IGN
Scale : 1:250 000
6.80€
NR16 PROVENCE-ALPES-CÔTE D'AZUR
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Collection : CARTES RÉGIONALES IGN
Scale : 1:250 000
6.80€
EUROPE
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Collection : DÉCOUVERTE DES PAYS DU MONDE IGN
Scale : 1:2 500 000
7.00€
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