Damma Glacier

The Damma Glacier is a small glacier situated in the central Swiss Alps. It has been in retreat since around 1850. The area between the front of the retreating glacier and the moraine from the most recent glacier recession – called the glacial forefield – measures 10.7 square kilometres and is composed of granitic rocks.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Dammastock and Tiefenstock.

Dammastock

Peak

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The Dammastock is the highest mountain in the Urner Alps in Switzerland and is part of the Winterberg massif. Its summit ridge forms the border between the cantons of Uri and the Valais.

Tiefenstock

Peak

The Tiefenstock is a mountain of the Urner Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Valais and Uri. Its summit is the tripoint between the valleys of the Rhone Glacier, the Damma Glacier and the Tiefen Glacier.

Schneestock

Peak

Photo: Cactus26, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Schneestock is a mountain of the Urner Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Valais and Uri. It lies north of the Dammastock, between the Rhone Glacier and the Damma Glacier.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tiefenbach and Realp.

Tiefenbach

Hamlet

Photo: Zimmerch, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Tiefenbach is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km southeast of Damma Glacier.

Realp

Village

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Realp is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland. Realp is situated 6 km southeast of Damma Glacier.

Gletsch

Hamlet

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Gletsch is a hamlet in the German-speaking half of the canton of Valais, located in the upper Rhone valley, called Obergoms, 2.5 kilometres, southeast below the Rhone Glacier's mouth and itself the headwaters of the Rhône. Gletsch is situated 10 km southwest of Damma Glacier.

Damma Glacier

Type: Glacier with an elevation of 2,887 metres
Description: glacier in Switzerland
Category: landform
Location: Göschenen, Uri, Canton of Uri, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.63379° or 46° 38′ 2″ north

Longitude

8.43457° or 8° 26′ 5″ east

Elevation

2,887 metres (9,472 feet)

Open location code

8FRCJCMM+GR

GeoNames ID

11397637

Wikidata ID

Q667539

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Satellite Map

Discover Damma Glacier from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Catalan to Polish—“Damma Glacier” goes by many names.

Catalan: “Glacera Damma”
Dutch: “Damma Glacier”
Esperanto: “Damma-Glaĉero”
Esperanto: “Dammagletscher”
German: “Dammagletscher”
Japanese: “ダンマ氷河”
Norwegian Nynorsk: “Dammabreen”
Norwegian Nynorsk: “Dammagletscher”
Polish: “Dammagletscher”

Localities in the Area

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