Fiescher Glacier
The Fiescher Glacier is a valley glacier on the south side of the Bernese Alps in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. 16 km in length, it is the second longest glacier in the Alps.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 3,131 metres
- Description: glacier in Switzerland
- Also known as: “Fiesch” and “Fieschergletscher”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Grosses Wannenhorn and Finsteraarhorn.
Grosses Wannenhorn
Peak
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The Grosses Wannenhorn is a 3906-metre mountain in the Bernese Alps, in the Swiss canton of Valais near the village of Fiesch. It is part of the Walliser Fiescherhörner.
Finsteraarhorn
Peak
Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Finsteraarhorn is a mountain lying on the border between the cantons of Bern and Valais. It is the highest mountain of the Bernese Alps and the most prominent peak of Switzerland. Finsteraarhorn is situated 4 km north of Fiescher Glacier.
Fiescher Gabelhorn
Peak
Photo: Tallin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Fiescher Gabelhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking Konkordiaplatz in the canton of Valais. Fiescher Gabelhorn is situated 2½ km west of Fiescher Glacier.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch and Fieschertal.
Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch is a protected area and a UNESCO World Heritage Site between the Valais and the Bernese Highlands in the Swiss Alps. It was known as Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn until its name was changed in 2007.
Fieschertal
Village
Photo: Kuebi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fieschertal is a village and municipality in the district of Goms in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Besides the village of Fieschertal, the municipality includes the nearby hamlets of Wichul, Zer Flie, and Wirbul. Fieschertal is situated 9 km south of Fiescher Glacier.
Biel
Village
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Biel is a village in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It was an independent municipality until 2001, when it merged with Ritzingen and Selkingen into the municipality Grafschaft. Biel is situated 9 km southeast of Fiescher Glacier.
Fiescher Glacier
- Category: landform
- Location: Fieschertal, Goms District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover Fiescher Glacier from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Catalan to Ukrainian—“Fiescher Glacier” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Fiesch”
- Catalan: “glacera de Fiesch”
- Catalan: “Glacera de Fiesch”
- Czech: “Ledovec Fiescher”
- Dutch: “Fiescher Glacier”
- Dutch: “Fieschergletsjer”
- Esperanto: “Fiescher-Glaĉero”
- French: “Fiesch”
- French: “glacier de Fiesch”
- French: “Glacier de Fiesch”
- Georgian: “ფიშერის მყინვარი”
- German: “Fieschergletscher”
- Hebrew: “פישר”
- Italian: “ghiacciaio di Fiesch”
- Italian: “Ghiacciaio di Fiesch”
- Korean: “피셔 빙하”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Fieschergletscher”
- Polish: “Fieschergletscher”
- Portuguese: “Glaciar Fiesch”
- Russian: “Фишер”
- Spanish: “Fiesch”
- Spanish: “Glaciar Fiescher”
- Turkish: “Fiescher Buzulu”
- Ukrainian: “Фішер”
Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Triftgrat and Triftgletscher.
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About Mapcarta. 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 “Fiescher Glacier”. Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.