Fieschergletscher

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Fieschergletscher is a large valley glacier in the Bernese Alps of Switzerland, known as one of the longest glaciers in the Alps.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf glacier
valley glacier
affectedBy climate change
belongsTo Jungfrau-Aletsch region
surface form: Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch region
continent Europe
country Switzerland
countrySubdivision canton of Valais NERFINISHED
drainageBasin Aare river basin
elevationRange high alpine zone
environmentalSignificance indicator of Alpine climate trends
feeds meltwater streams
flowsFrom Fiescherhorn region
flowsTowards Aletsch Glacier
surface form: Aletsch Glacier region
glacierType valley glacier
hasLanguageRegion German-speaking Switzerland
hasNameOrigin named after nearby village of Fiesch
hasSurfaceFeature crevasses
moraines
seracs
length about 14 km
locatedIn Bernese Alps NERFINISHED
Switzerland
canton of Valais NERFINISHED
mountainRange Alps
near Aletsch Glacier
Fiescherhorn NERFINISHED
Gross Fiescherhorn NERFINISHED
Grünhorn
Hinter Fiescherhorn
village of Fiesch
notableFor being one of the longest glaciers in the Alps
partOf Alpine glacier system
Bernese Alps glaciation system
region Bernese Oberland NERFINISHED
status retreating
tourismActivity alpine mountaineering
glacier hiking
high-altitude ski touring
UNESCOContext within the wider Jungfrau-Aletsch World Heritage area

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Fiescher Glacier GermanName Fieschergletscher