Eiger Glacier
The Eiger Glacier is a glacier situated on the northwest side of the Eiger in the Bernese Alps of Switzerland, within the municipality of Lauterbrunnen in the canton of Bern.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 3,028 metres
- Description: glacier in Lauterbrunnen in the Bernese Alps in Switzerland
- Also known as: “Eigergletscher”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mönch and Eiger.
Mönch
Peak
Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Mönch at 4,110 metres is a mountain in the Bernese Alps, in Switzerland. Together with the Eiger and the Jungfrau, it forms a highly recognisable group of mountains, visible from far away.
Eiger
Peak
Photo: qwesy qwesy, CC BY 3.0.
The Eiger is a 3,967-metre mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking Grindelwald and Lauterbrunnen in the Bernese Oberland of Switzerland, just north of the main watershed and border with Valais.
Eigergletscher railway station
Railway station
Photo: TurkAviator, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Eigergletscher is a railway station in the municipality of Lauterbrunnen in the canton of Bern. The station is served by trains of the Jungfrau railway, which run to the Jungfraujoch from Kleine Scheidegg, where they connect with services from Interlaken, Lauterbrunnen, Wengen and Grindelwald via the Bernese Oberland railway and the Wengernalp railway.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wengen and Stechelberg.
Wengen
Photo: Nikolai Karaneschev, CC BY 3.0.
Wengen is an Alpine resort in the Bernese Highlands of Switzerland. It's at 1,274 m above sea level, reached by cog railway and with no vehicle access, on the route up towards the Eiger and Jungfrau.
Stechelberg
Village
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Stechelberg is a small village in Switzerland located at the base of the Schwarzmönch mountain in the Bernese Alps, part of the district of Lauterbrunnen. Stechelberg is situated 7 km west of Eiger Glacier.
Grindelwald
Grindelwald is a mountain village in the Bernese Oberland of Switzerland. It's in the valley from Interlaken up to the pass of Grosse Scheidegg, a traditional cattle trail, and in Old High German grintil walt meant "barrier forest".
Eiger Glacier
- Categories: hanging glacier and landform
- Location: Lauterbrunnen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Canton of Bern, Bernese Highlands, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover Eiger Glacier from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Dutch to Polish—“Eiger Glacier” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Eiger Glacier”
- Esperanto: “Eiger-Glaĉero”
- German: “Eigergletscher”
- Hebrew: “אייגר (קרחון)”
- Japanese: “アイガーグレッチャー”
- Korean: “아이거 빙하”
- Korean: “아이거글레처”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Eigerbreen”
- Polish: “Eigergletscher”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kleine Scheidegg and Bustiglen.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Chlyne Eiger and Südliches Eigerjoch.
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