Bezengi Glacier
Glacier in Russia
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The Bezengi Glacier (Karachay-Balkar: Уллу чыран, romanized: Ullu çıran, lit. 'big glacier') is a vast valley-type glacier in the Republic of Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia, near the northern slope of the Main Caucasian Range of the Caucasus.[1][2]
| Bezengi Glacier | |
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 Bezengi Wall and Bezengi Glacier | |
  Location within Caucasus Mountains  Location within Kabardino-Balkaria .jpg) Location within European Russia | |
 Interactive map of Bezengi Glacier | |
| Type | Valley |
| Location | Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia |
| Coordinates | 43.0569°N 43.0969°E |
| Area | 36 km2 (14 sq mi) |
| Length | 17.6 km (10.9 mi) |
| Terminus | 9 km moraine |
| Status | Growing |