The Aletsch Glacier (German: Aletschgletscher, German pronunciation: [ˈalɛtʃˌɡlɛtʃɐ]) or Great Aletsch Glacier (Grosser Aletschgletscher) is the largest...
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The Jungfrau-Aletsch protected area (officially Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch) is located in south-western Switzerland between the cantons of Bern and Valais...
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Bernese Alps (section Jungfrau-Aletsch area)
this again succeeds the deep trench through which the lower part of the Aletsch Glacier flows down to the Rhône, enclosed by the minor ridge that culminates...
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Jungfraujoch is a glacier saddle, on the upper snows of the Aletsch Glacier, and part of the Jungfrau-Aletsch area, situated on the boundary between the cantons...
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most-visited places in the Alps. Along with the Aletsch Glacier to the south, the Jungfrau is part of the Jungfrau-Aletsch area, which was declared a World Heritage...
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the Jungfrau-Aletsch region, which has been designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. The mountain shares part of its name with the Aletsch Glacier lying...
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Lauterbrunnen, the southern side faces the large glaciers of the Jungfrau-Aletsch area, the most glaciated region in the Alps. The most notable feature of...
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foot from the lake. Since 2007 the lake has been part of the Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn UNESCO World Heritage Site. As of summer 2021, a circumnavigation...
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main Aletsch Glacier originates from Konkordiaplatz. The Konkordiaplatz Charter was signed by the municipalities located in the Jungfrau-Aletsch Protected...
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accessible by public transport Lists of tourist attractions in Switzerland "Feel Free in the Aletsch Arena". www.aletscharena.ch. Retrieved 2021-01-18....
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located on the ridge between the two largest glaciers of the Alps: the Aletsch Glacier to the west and the Fiescher Glacier to the east. To the south...
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connects the railway station to the Top of Europe building, overlooking the Aletsch Glacier on the south side, and an elevator to the summit of the Sphinx...
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north of the Jungfraufirn and Ewigschneefäld, two affluents of the Great Aletsch Glacier. The north side of the Mönch forms a step wall above the Lauterbrunnen...
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high-altitude building located in the Swiss canton of Valais. It overlooks the Aletsch Glacier from the south side of the Jungfraujoch, at a height of 3,454 metres...
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Zytglogge Limmat in Zürich Geneva Jet d'Eau with Mont Blanc Aletsch Glacier with Aletsch Forest Lake Geneva with the Lavaux vineyards Chillon Castle with...
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with an August mean temperature of 0.6 °C (33 °F). Glaciers, such as the Aletsch Glacier, still surround Jungfrau, but are starting to melt due to climate...
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Strahlhorn (Fieschertal) (redirect from Strahlhorn (Aletsch))
Strahlhorn (3,027 m) is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking the Aletsch Glacier in the canton of Valais. It lies at the southern end of the Gross...
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and leaving remnants only in high mountain areas. In modern times the Aletsch Glacier in the western Bernese Alps is the largest and longest in the Alps...
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overlooking the Aletsch Glacier in the Swiss canton of Valais. It lies on the range between the Oberaletsch Glacier and the Aletsch Glacier, south of...
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Jungfrau Railway, the highest railway in Europe and a gateway to the Jungfrau-Aletsch protected area. Grindelwald was first mentioned in 1146 as Grindelwalt...
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village is at the foot of the UNESCO World Heritage site the Jungfrau-Aletsch Protected Area. Gimmelwald is an allemanic linear village and a walser...
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Jungfrau Railway, the highest railway in Europe and a gateway to the Jungfrau-Aletsch protected area. Lauterbrunnen was first mentioned in 1240 as "in claro...
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The retreat of glaciers since 1850 of Aletsch Glacier in the Swiss Alps (situation in 1979, 1991 and 2002), due to global warming...
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largest glacier in France, and the second longest in the Alps after the Aletsch Glacier.: 5, 20 I can no otherwise convey to you an image of this body...
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Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn region, which in 2001 was designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. On its northern flank is the Aletsch Glacier. From...
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glacial system in the Alps after the Aletsch Glacier system; however, in length it ranks third behind the Aletsch and Fiescher Glaciers. Numerous smaller...
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near the Eggishorn. In winter Fiescheralp is part of the ski area named Aletsch Arena. map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2014-11-10...
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across the Grimsel Pass, through the upper Valais to Brig and on to the Aletsch glacier and Zermatt. In October of the same year, Tolkien began studying...
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massif and surrounding glaciers were designated as part of the Jungfrau-Aletsch World Heritage Site. Despite being the most elevated, prominent and isolated...
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Chaux-de-Fonds Lavaux Monte San Giorgio Old City of Berne Rhaetian Railway Jungfrau-Aletsch Glarus thrust Bellinzona Abbey of Saint Gall Villa Le Lac Immeuble Clarté...
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