Unteraargletscher

The Unteraargletscher, literally "Lower Aare-Glacier", is the larger of the two sources of the river in the . It emerges from the association of the Finsteraargletscher and the Lauteraargletscher and flows for about 6 km to the east down to the near the .
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  • Type: Glacier with an elevation of 2,230 metres
  • Description: glacier in Switzerland
  • Also known as: “Unteraar Glacier”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hienderstock and Lauteraar Hut.

Peak
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The is a mountain in the , located between the and the Unteraar Glacier, in the canton of . Its main summit has an elevation of 3,307 metres above sea level.

Mountain hut
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The is a mountain hut of the Swiss Alpine Club, located south-west of Handegg in the canton of . The hut lies at a height of 2,392 metres above sea level, above the Unteraar Glacier, at the foot of the in the .

Peak
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The is a mountain of the , overlooking the Unteraar Glacier in the canton of . Its summit has an elevation of 3,246 metres above sea level and is the tripoint between the glacier valleys of Hiendertelltigletscher, Bächligletscher and Unteraar.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Geschinen and Münster.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 10 km southeast of Unteraargletscher.

Village
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is a situated in the municipality of , Canton of in , at the river or Rotten. is situated 10 km southeast of Unteraargletscher.

Village
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is a village in the municipality of in the district of Goms in the canton of in . The population was 219. was an independent municipality until January 1, 2009, when it merged with and to form the municipality . is situated 10 km southeast of Unteraargletscher.

Unteraargletscher

Latitude
46.56744° or 46° 34′ 3″ north
Longitude
8.21174° or 8° 12′ 42″ east
Elevation
2,230 metres (7,316 feet)
Open location code
8FRCH686+XM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 30996001
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­glacier
Geo­Names ID
2658265
Wiki­data ID
Q610805
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Ukrainian—“Unteraargletscher” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Унтерарглецчер”
  • Catalan: “Glacera de l’Unteraar”
  • Cebuano: “Unteraargletscher”
  • Chinese: “下阿勒冰川”
  • Czech: “Ledovec Unteraar”
  • Czech: “Unteraargletscher”
  • Dutch: “Unteraargletsjer”
  • Esperanto: “Unteraar-Glaĉero”
  • Finnish: “Unteraargletscher”
  • French: “glacier de l’Unteraar”
  • French: “Glacier de l’Unteraar”
  • German: “Unteraargletscher”
  • Hebrew: “אונטראר”
  • Italian: “ghiacciaio dell’Unteraar”
  • Italian: “ghiacciaio inferiore dell’Aar”
  • Italian: “Ghiacciaio inferiore dell’Aar”
  • Italian: “Unteraargletscher”
  • Korean: “운터아어 빙하”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Unteraarbreen”
  • Persian: “یخچال طبیعی آنترار”
  • Polish: “Unteraargletscher”
  • Portuguese: “Glaciar do Unteraar”
  • Portuguese: “Glaciar inferior do Aar”
  • Russian: “Нижний Арский ледник”
  • Russian: “Унтерарглетчер”
  • Spanish: “Glaciar Unteraar”
  • Swedish: “Unteraargletscher”
  • Ukrainian: “Унтераар”

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