| Kolka Glacier Хъолхъа | |
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 Kolka Glacier in 2001. | |
  Kolka Glacier Хъолхъа  Kolka Glacier Хъолхъа .jpg) Kolka Glacier Хъолхъа | |
| Type | Cirque / Valley / Hanging |
| Location | North Ossetia–Alania, Russia |
| Coordinates | 42°44′23″N 44°28′24″E / 42.73972°N 44.47333°E |
| Area | 2.47km2 /3.74km km2 (including the hanging parts) |
| Length | 3130 m |
| Terminus | Moraine |
| Status | Growing |
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Kolka Glacier (Ossetian: Хъолхъа) is a glacier in North Ossetia, Russia, near Mount Kazbek, known for its surging properties. The most recent and the most powerful surge took place on 20 September 2002, resulting in the death of ca. 140 people.[1][2]
- ^ "Collapse of the Kolka glacier". NASA Earth Observatory. 9 September 2004. Archived from the original on 2008-04-04. Retrieved 2008-03-19.
- ^ "The 2002 rock/ice avalanche at Kolka/Karmadon, Russian Caucasus: assessment of extraordinary avalanche formation and mobility, and application of QuickBird satellite imagery" (PDF). nhess.copernicus.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.