Corbassière Glacier
The Corbassière Glacier is a valley glacier in the Grand Combin massif in the Pennine Alps in southwestern Valais. It is 9.8 km long with an average width of slightly more than 1 km and covers an area of 17.4 km2.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 2,933 metres
- Description: glacier in Switzerland
- Also known as: “Corbassiere Glacier”, “Glacier de Corbassiere”, and “Glacier de Corbassière”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Combin de Corbassière and Tournelon Blanc.
Combin de Corbassière
Peak
Photo: Ne9218, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Combin de Corbassière is a mountain in the Pennine Alps, located south of Fionnay in the canton of Valais. It is part of the Grand Combin massif and lies on the west side of the Corbassière Glacier. It is also a main source for sparkling water.
Tournelon Blanc
Peak
Photo: Olivier Bruchez, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Tournelon Blanc is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, overlooking the lake of Mauvoisin in the canton of Valais. It belongs to the Grand Combin massif and lies east of the Corbassière Glacier.
Petit Combin
Peak
Photo: Jphoto, Public domain.
The Petit Combin is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, located between the valleys of Entremont and Bagnes in the canton of Valais. It belongs to the Grand Combin massif. The Petit Combin is a popular destination for heliskiing and snow landing.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fionnay and Bourg-Saint-Pierre.
Fionnay
Village
Photo: bruchez, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fionnay is a village in the Swiss Alps, located in the canton of Valais. The village is situated in the western part of the canton, in the valley of Bagnes, south-east of Martigny. Fionnay is situated 7 km north of Corbassière Glacier.
Bourg-Saint-Pierre
Village
Photo: ChristiaanPR, CC0.
Bourg-Saint-Pierre is a municipality in the district of Entremont in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Bourg-Saint-Pierre is the highest inhabited locality of the valley and the last village when ascending the Great Saint Bernard Pass. Bourg-Saint-Pierre is situated 7 km southwest of Corbassière Glacier.
Liddes
Village
Liddes is a municipality in the district of Entremont in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Liddes is situated 9 km west of Corbassière Glacier.
Corbassière Glacier
- Category: landform
- Location: Val de Bagnes, Entremont District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover Corbassière Glacier from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Catalan to Ukrainian—“Corbassière Glacier” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Glacera de Corbassière”
- Dutch: “Corbassière Glacier”
- Esperanto: “Corbassière-Glaĉero”
- Esperanto: “Corbassièregletscher”
- Esperanto: “Glacier de Corbassière”
- French: “glacier de Corbassière”
- French: “Glacier de Corbassière”
- Georgian: “კორბასიერის მყინვარი”
- German: “Corbassièregletscher”
- German: “Glacier de Corbassière”
- Italian: “Ghiacciaio di Corbassiere”
- Italian: “ghiacciaio di Corbassière”
- Italian: “Ghiacciaio di Corbassière”
- Korean: “코르바시에르 빙하”
- Mingrelian: “კორბასიერიშ ჯიშთი”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Corbassièrebreen”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Glacier de Corbassière”
- Polish: “Glacier de Corbassière”
- Ukrainian: “Корбасьєр”
Localities in the Area
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