Oberaargletscher
Oberaargletscher (left hand in the background) and Unteraargletscher (on the right). The small blue lake left hand in front is the Triebtenseewli.
| Oberaargletscher | |
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Oberaarsee and Oberaargletscher | |
| Location | Berne, Switzerland |
| Coordinates | 46°31′59″N 8°12′37″E / 46.53306°N 8.21028°ECoordinates: 46°31′59″N 8°12′37″E / 46.53306°N 8.21028°E |
| Length | 4 km |
Upper Aargletscher as seen from the bank of the reserve lake Oberaarsee in 2010 July
The Oberaargletscher (German pronunciation: [ˈoːbərɑːrˌglɛtʃər]), literally "Upper Aare-Glacier" is a 4 km (2.5 mi) long glacier (2005) situated in the Bernese Alps in the canton of Berne in Switzerland. In 1973 it had an area of 5.82 km2 (2.25 sq mi). The lower end of this glacier lies almost 400 m higher than the (original) lower end of neighbouring Unteraargletscher. Of course, the reserve lake Oberaarsee and the hotel near the lake ar much younger than the name of the glacier.
See also
External links
- Swiss glacier monitoring network
- Ober- and Unteraargletscher in the Topografic Atlas of Switzerland from 1870–1922
- Interactive repeat photo comparisons of Oberaargletscher
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