Otemma Glacier
The Otemma Glacier is a 7.7 km long glacier situated in the Pennine Alps in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. In 1973 it had a length of 8.7 km, and an area of 17.5 km2 but, like most other alpine glaciers, is known to be receding.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 2,821 metres
- Description: glacier in Switzerland
- Also known as: “Glacier d‘ Otemma”
Places of Interest
Highlights include La Singla and Petit Mont Collon.
La Singla
Peak
Photo: Fiesch, CC BY-SA 3.0.
La Singla, also spelled La Sengla, is a 3,714 m mountain of the Pennine Alps, located on the border between Switzerland and Italy. It is the highest summit lying between the valleys of Bagnes and Valpelline.
Petit Mont Collon
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Petit Mont Collon is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, located south of Arolla in the canton of Valais. It lies south of the Col de Chermotane and west of Mont Collon.
Pigne d’Arolla
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pigne d'Arolla is a mountain in the Pennine Alps in Switzerland. The first ascent was made by A. W. Moore and Horace Walker with the guide Jakob Anderegg on 9 July 1865. It is commonly climbed as part of the Haute Route.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Arolla.
Arolla
Village
Photo: Steinmann, Public domain.
Arolla is a village in the municipality of Evolène in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is situated at the end of the Val d'Hérens, south of the cantonal capital, Sion. Arolla is situated 8 km north of Otemma Glacier.
Otemma Glacier
- Category: landform
- Location: Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
45.95978° or 45° 57′ 35″ northLongitude
7.45008° or 7° 27′ 0″ eastElevation
2,821 metres (9,255 feet)Open location code
8FQ9XF52+W2OpenStreetMap ID
way 29981073OpenStreetMap feature
natural=glacier
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Otemma Glacier” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Glacera d’Otemma”
- Cebuano: “Glacier d’Otemma”
- Dutch: “Otemma Glacier”
- Esperanto: “Aiguillette-Glaĉero”
- Esperanto: “Aouille-Glaĉero”
- Esperanto: “Blanchen-Glaĉero”
- Esperanto: “Crête-Sèche-Glaĉero”
- Esperanto: “Epicoune-Glaĉero”
- Esperanto: “Glacier d’Otemma”
- Esperanto: “Glacier de Blanchen”
- Esperanto: “Glacier de l’Aiguillette”
- Esperanto: “Glacier de l’Aouille”
- Esperanto: “Glacier de l’Epicoune”
- Esperanto: “Glacier de la Crête Sèche”
- Esperanto: “Glacier du Petit Mont Collon”
- Esperanto: “Otemma-Glaĉero”
- Esperanto: “Petit-Mont-Collon-Glaĉero”
- French: “glacier d’Otemma”
- French: “Glacier d’Otemma”
- Georgian: “ოტემას მყინვარი”
- Georgian: “ოტემის მყინვარი”
- German: “Glacier d’Otemma”
- German: “Otemmagletscher”
- Italian: “ghiacciaio d’Otemma”
- Italian: “Ghiacciaio d’Otemma”
- Italian: “Ghiacciaio dell’Otemma”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Glacier d’Otemma”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Otemmabreen”
- Polish: “Glacier d’Otemma”
- Spanish: “Glaciar Otemma”
- Swedish: “Glacier d’Otemma”
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