Tennbach Glacier
Tennbach Glacier | ||
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Tennbach Glacier with Sackhorn |
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location | Lötschental , Canton of Valais , Switzerland | |
Mountains | Bernese Alps , Western Alps | |
Type | Valley glacier | |
surface | 1 km² | |
Altitude range | - 2900 m above sea level M. (highest point missing) | |
Coordinates | 625 622 / 143 163 | |
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drainage | Lonza |
The Tennbach Glacier is a small glacier in Switzerland in the Bernese Alps .
It is located in the Lötschental on the southern slopes of the Sackhorn and Elwertätsch . Its ice masses extend over an area of approx. 1 km² and reach up to 2900 m above sea level. M. down. In the northeast it is connected to the ice of the Telling Glacier . It drains over the Lonza into the Rhone as its receiving waters into the Mediterranean .