Vorab Glacier
The Vorab Glacier is a 2 km long glacier situated in the Glarus Alps in the cantons of Glarus and Graubünden. It lies on the east side of the Vorab, between 2,600 and 3,000 metres above sea level.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 2,722 metres
- Description: glacier in Switzerland
- Also known as: “Glatscher dil Vorab” and “Vorabfirn / Glatscher dil Vorab”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Vorab and Vorab Pign.
Vorab
Peak
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The Vorab is a double summit mountain of the Glarus Alps, located on the border between the cantons of Glarus and Grisons, Switzerland. The summit is also named Bündner Vorab to distinguish it from a lower summit named Glarner Vorab.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Elm and Pigniu.
Elm
Village
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Elm is a village, and former municipality, in the municipality of Glarus Süd and canton of Glarus in Switzerland. Elm lies in the valley of the Sernf river, and consists of the village of Elm itself, and the hamlets of Sulzbach, Schwändi, Müsli, Untertal, Vogelsang, Töniberg, Obmoos, Steinibach and Wald.
Pigniu
Village
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Pigniu is a former municipality in the district of Surselva in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. Its official language is Romansh. On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Pigniu, Castrisch, Ilanz, Ladir, Luven, Pitasch, Riein, Ruschein, Schnaus, Sevgein, Duvin, Rueun and Siat merged into the new municipality of Ilanz/Glion. Pigniu is situated 9 km southwest of Vorab Glacier.
Matt
Village
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Matt is a village, and former municipality, in the municipality of Glarus Süd and canton of Glarus in Switzerland. Matt lies in the valley of the Sernf river, and consists of the village of Matt itself, and the mountain hamlet of Weissenberge. Matt is situated 9 km north of Vorab Glacier.
Vorab Glacier
- Category: landform
- Location: Laax, Surselva Region, Surselva, Graubünden, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.87938° or 46° 52′ 46″ northLongitude
9.16559° or 9° 9′ 56″ eastElevation
2,722 metres (8,930 feet)Open location code
8FRFV5H8+Q6OpenStreetMap ID
way 34854149OpenStreetMap feature
natural=glacier
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Satellite Map
Discover Vorab Glacier from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Dutch to Romansh—“Vorab Glacier” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Vorab Glacier”
- Esperanto: “Vorab-Glaĉero”
- German: “Vorabfirn”
- German: “Vorabgletscher”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Glatscher dil Vorab”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Vorabbreen”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Vorabfirn”
- Polish: “Vorabgletscher”
- Romansh: “Glatscher dal Vorab”
- Romansh: “Glatscher dil Vorap”
- Romansh: “Vorab”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Boggsmaad and Schooss.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bündner Vorab and Vorab Gletscher Altiport.
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