Porchabella Glacier
The Porchabella Glacier is a 2.5 km long glacier in the Albula Range in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. In 1973 it had an area of 2.58 km2. The glacier lies at the foot of Piz Kesch and Piz Val Müra.Places of Interest
Highlights include Piz Kesch and Piz Val Müra.
Piz Kesch
Peak
Piz Kesch or Piz d'Es-cha is a peak in the Albula Alps of the Rhaetian Alps in Switzerland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Madulain and Zuoz.
Madulain
Village
Madulain is a municipality in the Maloja Region in the Swiss canton of the Grisons.
La Punt-Chamues-ch
Village
Porchabella Glacier
- Glacier with an elevation of 2,847 metres (9,341 feet)
- Description: glacier in Switzerland
- Category: landform
- Location
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Latitude
46.62733° or 46° 37′ 38″ north
Longitude
9.87944° or 9° 52′ 46″ east
Open location code
8FRFJVGH+WQ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=glacier
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From German to Romansh—“Porchabella Glacier” goes by many names.
- German: “Porchabella Gletscher”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Porchabellabreen”
- Polish: “Vadret da Porchabella”
- Romansh: “Vadret da Porchabella”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as P.2965 and Chants.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Porta d’Es-cha and Aguoglia d’Es-cha.
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