Aletsch Glacier

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glacier valley glacier

Aletsch Glacier is the largest and longest glacier in the Alps, renowned for its impressive ice mass and location within the UNESCO-listed Jungfrau-Aletsch region of Switzerland.

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All labels observed (9)

Label Occurrences
Aletsch Glacier canonical 32
Aletsch Glacier region 3
Great Aletsch Glacier 2

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf glacier ⓘ
valley glacier ⓘ
affectedBy climate change ⓘ
drainsInto Massa River ⓘ
feeds Massa River ⓘ
flowsTowards southwest ⓘ
formsPartOf Aletsch Arena ski area ⓘ
surface form: Aletsch Arena tourist region
hasAccumulationAreaNear Aletschfirn ⓘ
Jungfraujoch ⓘ
hasArea about 31 square miles ⓘ
around 80 square kilometers ⓘ
hasFeature crevasses ⓘ
icefall zones ⓘ
moraines ⓘ
hasLanguageNameGerman Aletsch Glacier self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Grosser Aletschgletscher
hasLength about 23 km ⓘ
approximately 14 miles ⓘ
hasMaximumThickness over 2,600 feet ⓘ
over 800 meters ⓘ
hasNearbySettlement Bettmeralp ⓘ
Fiesch ⓘ
Riederalp ⓘ
hasOrientation roughly southwest–northeast ⓘ
hasRetreatedSince 19th century ⓘ
hasStatus retreating glacier ⓘ
hasSurfaceElevationRange about 1,600–4,000 meters above sea level ⓘ
about 5,250–13,100 feet above sea level ⓘ
hasTerminusNear Bettmeralp ⓘ
Riederalp ⓘ
isComposedOf ice ⓘ
isImportantFor Alpine hydrology ⓘ
regional water resources ⓘ
tourism in Valais ⓘ
isLargestGlacierIn Alps ⓘ
isLongestGlacierIn Alps ⓘ
isMonitoredBy glaciologists ⓘ
isPopularFor hiking ⓘ
mountaineering ⓘ
sightseeing ⓘ
locatedIn Canton of Valais ⓘ
Swiss Alps ⓘ
Switzerland ⓘ
overlookedFrom Bettmerhorn ⓘ
Eggishorn ⓘ
Bettmerhorn ⓘ
surface form: Moosfluh
partOf Bernese Alps ⓘ
Jungfrau-Aletsch region ⓘ
Jungfrau-Aletsch region ⓘ
surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site Jungfrau-Aletsch
recognizedAs UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
surface form: UNESCO World Heritage natural site component

Referenced by (43)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Valais → contains → Aletsch Glacier ⓘ
Bernese Alps → contains → Aletsch Glacier ⓘ
this entity surface form: Great Aletsch Glacier
Canton of Valais → contains → Aletsch Glacier ⓘ
Aletsch Arena ski area → near → Aletsch Glacier ⓘ
Aletsch Arena ski area → viewOf → Aletsch Glacier ⓘ
Aletsch Arena ski area → partOf → Aletsch Glacier ⓘ
this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
Aletsch Arena ski area → near → Aletsch Glacier ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jungfrau-Aletsch protected area
Fiescher Glacier → worldHeritageSite → Aletsch Glacier ⓘ
this entity surface form: Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
Fiescher Glacier → near → Aletsch Glacier ⓘ
Mönch → glacierOnFlanks → Aletsch Glacier ⓘ
Mönch → isPartOf → Aletsch Glacier ⓘ
this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
Aletsch Glacier → hasLanguageNameGerman → Aletsch Glacier self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Grosser Aletschgletscher
Finsteraarhorn → near → Aletsch Glacier ⓘ
Jungfrau → glacierOnSlopes → Aletsch Glacier ⓘ
Aletschhorn → overlooks → Aletsch Glacier ⓘ
Brig → locatedNear → Aletsch Glacier ⓘ
this entity surface form: Aletsch Glacier region
Bernese Oberland → hasGlacier → Aletsch Glacier ⓘ
Valais, Switzerland → containsGlacier → Aletsch Glacier ⓘ
subject surface form: Valais
Valais (German-speaking part) → contains → Aletsch Glacier ⓘ
Riederalp → near → Aletsch Glacier ⓘ
Riederalp → accessTo → Aletsch Glacier ⓘ
Riederalp → hasViewOf → Aletsch Glacier ⓘ
Eggishorn → overlooks → Aletsch Glacier ⓘ
Eggishorn → hasViewOf → Aletsch Glacier ⓘ
Mörel → locatedNear → Aletsch Glacier ⓘ
Betten valley station → near → Aletsch Glacier ⓘ
Bettmeralp → overlooks → Aletsch Glacier ⓘ
Fiescheralp → hasViewOf → Aletsch Glacier ⓘ
Riederfurka → overlooks → Aletsch Glacier ⓘ
Riederfurka → hasViewOf → Aletsch Glacier ⓘ
Fiesch (municipality) → isGatewayTo → Aletsch Glacier ⓘ
this entity surface form: Aletsch Glacier region
Fiesch (municipality) → hasNearbyFeature → Aletsch Glacier ⓘ
Grünhornlücke → separates → Aletsch Glacier ⓘ
Grünhornlücke → glacierOnWestSide → Aletsch Glacier ⓘ
Grünhornlücke → drainageDivideBetween → Aletsch Glacier ⓘ
this entity surface form: Aletsch Glacier basin
Bettmerhorn → overlooks → Aletsch Glacier ⓘ
Bettmerhorn → liesSouthOf → Aletsch Glacier ⓘ
Fiesch → isGatewayTo → Aletsch Glacier ⓘ
Fiesch → hasNearbyAttraction → Aletsch Glacier ⓘ
this entity surface form: Great Aletsch Glacier
Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district → contains → Aletsch Glacier ⓘ
Valais Alps region → contains → Aletsch Glacier ⓘ
Fieschergletscher → flowsTowards → Aletsch Glacier ⓘ
this entity surface form: Aletsch Glacier region
Fieschergletscher → near → Aletsch Glacier ⓘ