Monlési ice cave
| Monlési ice cave
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 Ice stalagmites in Monlési |
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| Location: | Canton of Neuchâtel , Switzerland | |
| Height : | 1122 m above sea level M. | |
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Geographic location: |
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| Type: | Karst cave system | |
| Particularities: | largest ice cave in the Jura | |
The Monlési Ice Cave ( French : Glacière de Monlési ) is a cave in the Swiss canton of Neuchâtel in the municipality of Val-de-Travers . The bottom of the cave is covered with a meter-thick layer of ice, and the cave contains almost 10,000 m³ of ice. The ice cave is a nature reserve. In the 1950s the ice was mined industrially and sold in the surrounding area.
Web links
Commons : Glacière de Monlési - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Glacière de Monlési on the swisseduc.ch website