Zinal Glacier
Appearance
Zinal Glacier | |
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Glacier de Zinal | |
Location | Valais, Switzerland |
Coordinates | 46°3′13″N 7°39′7″E / 46.05361°N 7.65194°E |
Length | 7 km |
The Zinal Glacier (French: Glacier de Zinal) is a 7 km (4.3 mi) long glacier (2005) situated in the Pennine Alps in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. In 1973 it had an area of 15.4 km2 (5.9 sq mi). The glacier gives birth to the river La Navisence, which runs through a cave.
See also
[edit]- List of glaciers in Switzerland
- List of glaciers
- Retreat of glaciers since 1850
- Swiss Alps
- Navizence
External links
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