Üsser valley glacier
Üsser valley glacier | ||
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location | Blatten , Canton of Valais , Switzerland | |
Mountains | Bernese Alps , Western Alps | |
Type | Valley glacier | |
surface | 2.5 km² | |
Altitude range | - 2800 m above sea level M. | |
Coordinates | 630 883 / 146423 | |
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drainage | Lonza → Rhone → Mediterranean |
The Üsser Talgletscher is a glacier in Switzerland in the Bernese Alps .
The south-facing glacier lies at the foot of the Petersgrats and Tschingelhorns and covers an area of approx. 2.5 km². It is connected to the Tellingletscher in the west , to the Kanderfirn in the north via the Petersgrat and to the smaller Inner Talgletscher in the northeast . His tongue reaches up to about 2800 m above sea level. M. down. It is located in the municipality of Blatten and drains over the Lonza and the Rhone into the Mediterranean .