Fiescher Glacier

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Fiescher Glacier is one of the largest and longest valley glaciers in the Swiss Alps, flowing along the northern side of the Fiescherhorn massif in the Bernese Oberland.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf glacier in Switzerland
valley glacier
accessibleFrom Fiesch
affectedBy climate change
country Switzerland
drainageBasin Aare river basin
feedsRiver Lütschine
surface form: Fiescher Lütschine

Landwasser
surface form: Wysswasser
flowsAlong northern side of the Fiescherhorn massif
GermanName Fieschergletscher
glacierType temperate valley glacier
glaciologicalInterest long-term mass-balance studies
hasCrevasses yes
hasFeature heavily crevassed tongue
large accumulation zone
languageOfToponym German
length approximately 14 km
locatedIn Bernese Alps NERFINISHED
Bernese Oberland
Swiss Alps NERFINISHED
canton of Valais NERFINISHED
locatedOn north side of the main Bernese Alps crest
maximumElevation over 3900 metres above sea level
monitoredBy Swiss Glacier Monitoring Network
mountainRange Bernese Alps NERFINISHED
namedAfter Fiesch (municipality)
near Aletsch Glacier
Grünhornlücke
orientation roughly east–west
partOf Aletsch Arena ski area
surface form: Aletsch region
partOfHydrologicalSystem Rhine River Basin
surface form: Rhine river basin via Aare
rankingByLengthInAlps one of the longest valley glaciers in the Alps
rankingByLengthInSwitzerland one of the longest glaciers in Switzerland
region Central Alps
surface form: central Alps
status retreating
surfaceArea approximately 33 square kilometres
terminusElevation about 1700 metres above sea level
terminusNear Fieschertal
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus part of Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch World Heritage Site
upperPartBelow Fiescherhorn
Fiescherhorn
surface form: Gross Fiescherhorn

Hinter Fiescherhorn
usedFor alpine mountaineering
glacier hiking
worldHeritageSite Aletsch Glacier
surface form: Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch

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Bernese Alps contains Fiescher Glacier