Tsaneri Glacier
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Tsaneri is a valley glacier located on the southern slopes of the Greater Caucasus Mountain Range in the Svaneti
Svaneti
Svaneti is a historic province in Georgia, in the northwestern part of the country. It is inhabited by the Svans, a geographic subgroup of the Georgians.- Geography :...

 Region of Georgia
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...

. The glacier lies at and above the source the river Mulkhra. The length of the Tsaneri Glacier is 11.2 kilometres (7 mi) and its surface area is 28.8 km² (11.1 sq mi). Tsaneri consists of two branches that feed off of the adjacent glaciers that are located on the slopes of Mt. Tikhtengeni, Lalveri
Lalveri
Lalveri is a peak of the Greater Caucasus Mountain Range in the Svaneti region of Georgia. The elevation of the mountain is 4,350 meters above sea level. The most accessible climbing route to the summit of Lalveri is through the Tsaneri Glacier....

, Tetnuldi, and Gistola
Gistola
Gistola is a peak in the central part of the Greater Caucasus Mountain Range in Svaneti, Georgia. The elevation of the mountain is above sea level. The mountain is made up of paleozoic granites. The slopes of Gistola are covered with ice.- References :...

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