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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Poschi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Grande Lui and Pointe des Plines.
Grande Lui
Peak
The Grande Lui or Grand-Luy is a mountain of the Mont Blanc massif, located west of La Fouly in the canton of Valais. It lies east of the Aiguille de l'A Neuve, on the range between the glaciers of Saleina and L'A Neuve.
Pointe des Plines
Peak
Photo: SergeDeto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Pointe des Plines is a minor peak on the east edge of the Mont Blanc massif, close to the Aiguille Dorees, and overlooking the Saleina Glacier in the canton of Valais.
Grand Darray
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 1.0.
The Grand Darray is a mountain of the Mont Blanc massif, located north of La Fouly in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It lies on the range east of the Aiguille de l'A Neuve, between the Saleina Glacier and the main Ferret valley.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Col du Chardonnet and La Fouly.
La Fouly
Village
Photo: Aaquilino, Public domain.
La Fouly is a village in Val Ferret in the Swiss canton of Valais. At an altitude of 1,600 metres, it is part of the municipality of Orsières. It sits at the foot of Mont Dolent and the Tour Noir in the Mont Blanc massif.
Le Tour
Hamlet
Photo: X-Weinzar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Le Tour is a hamlet, which is situated 8 km northwest of Saleina Glacier.
Saleina Glacier
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 2,879 metres
- Description: glacier in Switzerland
- Category: landform
- Location: Orsières, Entremont District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
45.97093° or 45° 58′ 15″ northLongitude
7.04421° or 7° 2′ 39″ eastElevation
2,879 metres (9,446 feet)Open location code
8FQ9X2CV+9MOpenStreetMap ID
way 30764493OpenStreetMap feature
natural=glacier
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Satellite Map
Discover Saleina Glacier from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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 Saleina”
- French: “glacier de Saleinaz”
- French: “Glacier de Saleinaz”
- Georgian: “სალინის მყინვარი”
- German: “Glacier de Saleina”
- German: “Saleinagletscher”
- Italian: “ghiacciaio del Saleina”
- Italian: “ghiacciaio di Saleina”
- Italian: “Ghiacciaio di Saleina”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Saleinabreen”
- Polish: “Glacier de Saleina”
- Ukrainian: “Саліна”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fenêtre de Suzanne and Glacier de Saleinaz.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Saleina Glacier”. Photo: Poschi, CC BY-SA 3.0.