Üsser valley glacier

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Üsser valley glacier
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 coordinates: 46 ° 28 '6 "  N , 7 ° 50' 27"  O ; CH1903:  six hundred and thirty thousand eight hundred eighty-three  /  146423
Üsser Valley Glacier (Canton of Valais)
Üsser valley glacier
drainage LonzaRhoneMediterranean
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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 .