Saleina Glacier
The Saleina Glacier is a 6 km long glacier situated on the north-eastern edge of the Mont Blanc Massif in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It flows in a roughly north-easterly direction from the Aiguille d'Argentière, down towards the Val Ferret.
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 2,879 metres
- Description: glacier in Switzerland
- Also known as: “ghiacciaio del Saleina” and “glacier de Saleina”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Grande Lui and Pointe des Plines.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Col du Chardonnet and La Fouly.
La Fouly
Village
Photo: Aaquilino, Public domain.
Saleina Glacier
- Category: landform
- Location: Orsières, Entremont District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
45.97093° or 45° 58′ 15″ north
Longitude
7.04421° or 7° 2′ 39″ east
Elevation
2,879 metres (9,446 feet)
Open location code
8FQ9X2CV+9M
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=glacier
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Ukrainian—“Saleina Glacier” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Glacera de Saleina”
- Dutch: “Saleina Glacier”
- Esperanto: “Saleina-Glaĉero”
- French: “glacier de Saleinaz”
- French: “Glacier de Saleinaz”
- Georgian: “სალინის მყინვარი”
- German: “Saleinagletscher”
- Italian: “ghiacciaio di Saleina”
- Italian: “Ghiacciaio di Saleina”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Saleinabreen”
- Polish: “Glacier de Saleina”
- Ukrainian: “Саліна”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Glacier de Saleinaz and Couloir Barbey.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Fenêtre de Suzanne and Glacier de Saleinaz.
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