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Gries Glacier

glacier in Switzerland
Landform glacier Q667461
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Summary

Gries Glacier is a glacier[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of glacier entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (408 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Canton of Valais[3]
  • Country: Switzerland[4]
  • Commons category: Griesgletscher[5]
  • Official name: Griesgletscher[6]
  • Mountain range: Saint-Gotthard Massif[7]
  • P14976: 0B8A0B2E-8CFA-44AD-B96F-879054CF5735[8]

Why It Matters

Gries Glacier has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

Related Entities

Switzerland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Q141593662. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Q141593662. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 1d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14976 → 0B8A0B2E-8CFA-44AD-B96F-879054CF5735
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14976: 0B8A0B2E-8CFA-44AD-B96F-879054CF5735, swissNAMES3D ID from swisstopo data ([[Wikidata:Requests for permissions/Bot/OKA bot|swisstopo task]])"
  2. 11d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Canton of Valais
    Mountain range → Saint-Gotthard Massif
    Instance of → glacier
    Country → —
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-and-other-short:0||mul */ default label, official name from swisstopo data ([[Wikidata:Requests for permissions/Bot/OKA bot|swisstopo task]])"
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