Morteratsch Glacier

The Morteratsch Glacier is the largest by area in the of the Bündner Alps in Switzerland. By area and by volume (1.2 km. The volume of the ice is estimated to be about 1.2 km3.
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  • Glacier with an elevation of around 2,480 metres (8,130 feet)
  • …is also known as “Morteratsch Gletscher”
  • Description: glacier in Switzerland

Places of Interest

Highlights include Piz Bernina and Piz Morteratsch.
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is the highest mountain in the… is situated 3 km southwest of Morteratsch Glacier.
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is a mountain in the in .
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is a minor summit north of , in the of the . is situated 2½ km southwest of Morteratsch Glacier.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bernina Pass and Alp Grüm.
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The is a high mountain pass in the… is situated 8 km east of Morteratsch Glacier.
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is a hamlet, which is situated 9 km east of Morteratsch Glacier.
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is a small hamlet on the western flank… is situated 10 km southeast of Morteratsch Glacier.

Morteratsch Glacier

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Latitude
46.40335° or 46° 24′ 12″ north
Longitude
9.92884° or 9° 55′ 44″ east
Open location code
8FRFCW3H+8G
Geo­Names ID
2659576
Wiki­data ID
Q688624

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Morteratsch Glacier” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جليدية مورتيراتش”
  • Armenian: “Մորտերաչ սառցադաշտ”
  • Bulgarian: “Мортерач (ледник)”
  • Bulgarian: “Мортерач”
  • Catalan: “Glacera Morteratsch”
  • Cebuano: “Vadret da Morteratsch”
  • Chinese: “莫特拉奇冰川”
  • Croatian: “Ledenjak Morteratsch”
  • Czech: “Ledovec Morteratsch”
  • Czech: “Morteratsch”
  • Dutch: “Morteratschgletscher”
  • Dutch: “Morteratschgletsjer”
  • Esperanto: “Glatscher dal Morteratsch”
  • Esperanto: “Morteratsch-Glaĉero”
  • Esperanto: “Morteratschgletscher”
  • Estonian: “Morteratschi liustik”
  • French: “Glacier Morteratsch”
  • Georgian: “მორტერაჩის მყინვარი”
  • German: “Glatscher dal Morteratsch”
  • German: “Morteratsch-Gletscher”
  • German: “Morteratschtal”
  • German: “Vadret da Morteratsch”
  • Italian: “Ghiacciaio del Morteratsch”
  • Italian: “Ghiacciaio di Morteratsch”
  • Japanese: “モルテラッチ氷河”
  • Korean: “모테라치 빙하”
  • Latin: “Glaciarium Morteratsch”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Morteratschbreen”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Morteratschgletscher”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Vadret da Morteratsch”
  • Persian: “یخچال طبیعی ملات”
  • Polish: “Morteratschgletscher”
  • Portuguese: “Glaciar Morteratsch”
  • Romanian: “Ghețarul Morteratsch”
  • Romansh: “Glatscher dal Morteratsch”
  • Romansh: “Morteratsch”
  • Romansh: “Vadret da Morteratsch”
  • Romansh: “Vadretg da Morteratsch”
  • Russian: “Мортерач”
  • Russian: “Мортерачглетчер”
  • Saterfriesisch: “Morteratsch-Glitsker”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Ledenjak Morteratsch”
  • Swedish: “Vadret da Morteratsch”
  • Turkish: “Morteratsch Buzulu”
  • Urdu: “مورٹیراش گلیشیر”

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