Mättital Glacier
| Mättital Glacier | ||
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| location | Canton of Valais , Switzerland | |
| Mountains | Ticino Alps | |
| Type | Mountain glacier | |
| length | 1.3 km (1973) | |
| surface | 0.65 km² (1973) | |
| Exposure | North | |
| Altitude range | 3100 m above sea level M. - 2460 m above sea level M. (1973) | |
| Coordinates | 653 795 / 129194 | |
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| drainage | Mättitalwasser , Lengtalwasser , Binna , Rhone | |
The Mättital Glacier , also called Rämigletscher , is a small glacier that flows from the northern flank of the Hillehorn into the Mättital in Valais , Switzerland. Its nutrient area is at 2950 m and its tongue ends in the valley at around 2500 m . The lowest part of the tongue is separated from the glacier as a result of strong melting.
Individual evidence
- ^ A b c National Snow and Ice Data Center : World Glacier Inventory. Boulder (Colorado, USA) 1999, updated 2012, doi : 10.7265 / N5 / NSIDC-WGI-2012-02
Web links
- Map section at map.geo.admin.ch