Uludoruk Glacier

Uludoruk Glacier is a on Mount Uludoruk, one of the Zagros Mountains and the second highest mountain in . Between 1948 and 2009 the glacier retreated 12 m per year, due to climate change in Turkey. It is located in the far southeast of Turkey.
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 4,135 metres
  • Description: mountain in Hakkari, Turkiye
  • Also known as: “Geliyasin”, “Uludoruk”, and “Uludoruk Dağı”

Uludoruk Glacier

Latitude
37.4857° or 37° 29′ 8″ north
Longitude
44.0045° or 44° 0′ 16″ east
Elevation
4,135 metres (13,566 feet)
Open location code
8H96F2P3+7R
Open­Street­Map ID
node 497547264
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Wiki­data ID
Q1434038
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Venetian—“Uludoruk Glacier” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “نهر أولودوروك الجليدي”
  • Bulgarian: “Улудорук”
  • Czech: “Uludoruk”
  • Dutch: “Uludoruk”
  • German: “Uludoruk”
  • Italian: “Uludoruk”
  • Kurdish: “Çiyayê Reşko”
  • Ladin: “Uludoruk”
  • Persian: “یخسار اولودوروک”
  • Turkish: “Uludoruk Buzulu”
  • Turkish: “Uludoruk”
  • Venetian: “Uludoruk”

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