Fiescher Glacier
E93215
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.
Statements (45)
| 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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