Aletschgletscher - Great Aletsch Glacier - Eggishorn
Der Grosse Aletschgletscher ist der flächenmässig grösste und längste Gletscher der Alpen. Er befindet sich auf der Südabdachung der Berner Alpen im Kanton Wallis, Schweiz. Der Gletscher ist 23.6 km lang (2002), bedeckt eine Fläche von 117.6 km² und besteht aus rund 27 Milliarden Tonnen Eis.
Aletsch Glacier, the largest glacier in the Alps, covers more than 120 square kilometres (more than 45 square miles) in southern Switzerland. It descends round the south of the Jungfrau into the valley of the Upper Rhône; at its eastern extremity lies a glacier lake, Lake Märjelen (Gr. Märjelensee) (2,350 meters/7,711 feet above sea level).
Superb images... I have visited this place but before going there when i searched for different places in swiss I found your site and then immidiately decided to visit it... it was really a nice experience... and your information was very useful..
Abhijeet
29-Oct-2008 10:42
Superb images... I have visited this place but before going there when i searched for different places in swiss I found your site and then immidiately decided to visit it... it was really a nice experience... and your information was very useful..