List of glaciers in Switzerland
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This is a non-exhaustive list of the major glaciers in Switzerland. It contains their lengths in 1850 and 2002, their surface area, and the canton in which they are located.
All glaciers are located within the Swiss Alps. Most of them are situated in the Pennine and Bernese Alps. The Jungfrau-Aletsch Protected Area is the most glaciated area in the Alps.
Name |
1850 length (km) |
2002 length (km) |
Area km² |
Canton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allalin | 7.6 | 6.0 | VS | |
| Corbassière | 12.9 | 10.4 | 23.0 | VS |
| Ferpècle | 9.3 | 6.0 | VS | |
| Fee Glacier | 5.0 | 4.7 | VS | |
| Fiescher | 17.1 | 14.7 | 39.0 | VS |
| Findelen | 10.4 | 8.5 | 20.6 | VS |
| Gauli | 9.2 | 6.8 | 20.5 | BE |
| Gorner | 16.0 | 14.5 | 63.7 | VS |
| Grosser Aletsch | 26.5 | 23.6 | 117.6 | VS |
| Hüfi | 9.2 | 6.9 | UR | |
| Kander | 9.2 | 6.8 | BE | |
| Lang | 8.6 | 7.5 | VS | |
| Mont Miné | 10.1 | 7.9 | VS | |
| Morteratsch | 8.9 | 8.4 | 19.7 | GR |
| Oberaletsch | 10.4 | 9.0 | 23.0 | VS |
| Upper Grindelwald | 7.4 | 5.3 | BE | |
| Otemma | 8.0 | 16.6 | VS | |
| Rhone | 9.3 | 7.9 | 20.9 | VS |
| Saleina | 7.7 | 6.3 | VS | |
| Trift (Gadmen) | 7.5 | 7.0 | 19.1 | BE |
| Unteraar | 14.5 | 13.9 | 35.5 | BE |
| Lower Grindelwald | 9.9 | 9.4 | 27.1 | BE |
| Zinal | 9.2 | 8.4 | 18.8 | VS |
| Zmutt | 8.6 | 8.3 | 18.9 | VS |
See also
References
- This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.
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