Grand Désert
The Grand Désert is a 2 km long glacier situated on the Rosablanche in the Pennine Alps in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. In 1973 it had an area of 1.89 km2. The lake feeds Lac du Grand Désert.- Glacier with an elevation of 2,970 metres (9,744 feet)
- …is also known as “Glacier du Grand Désert”
- Description: glacier in Switzerland
Places of Interest
Highlights include Rosablanche and Mont Fort.
Mont Fort
Peak
Mont Fort is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, in the Swiss canton of Valais.
Le Parrain
Peak
Le Parrain is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, located east of Fionnay in the canton of Valais. Le Parrain is situated 2½ km south of Grand Désert.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fionnay and Lourtier.
Fionnay
Village
Fionnay is a village in the Swiss Alps, located in the canton of Valais. Fionnay is situated 5 km southwest of Grand Désert.
Lourtier
Village
Lourtier is a village, which is situated 6 km west of Grand Désert.
Grand Désert
- Category: landform
- Location
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Latitude
46.06858° or 46° 4′ 7″ north
Longitude
7.34364° or 7° 20′ 37″ east
Open location code
8FR9389V+CF
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Polish—“Grand Désert” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Grand Désert”
- French: “Grand Désert”
- German: “Grand Désert”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Grand Désert”
- Polish: “Glacier Grand Désert”
- Polish: “Grand Désert”
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