firn
granular snow, at least one year old, found especially on the upper part of a glacier, where it has not yet been compressed into ice
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firn
Summary
firn is a type of mixture of chemical entities[1]. firn draws 92 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_mixture_of_chemical_entities category, ranking #31 of 80).[2]
Key Facts
- firn's instance of is recorded as type of mixture of chemical entities[3].
- firn is a type of snow[4].
- firn's Commons category is recorded as Firn[5].
- firn's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[6].
- firn's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[7].
- firn's described by source is recorded as Antarctica: The Melting Continent[8].
- firn's density is recorded as {'unit': 'Q844211', 'amount': '+715'}[9].
- firn's exact match is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_03000002[10].
- firn's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[11].
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Definition and Type
firn's instance of is recorded as type of mixture of chemical entities[3]. firn is a type of snow[4].
Why It Matters
firn draws 92 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_mixture_of_chemical_entities category, ranking #31 of 80).[2] firn has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] firn is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]