Vadrettin da Tschierva

Vadrettin da Tschierva is a glacier in Samedan, Maloja District, Graubünden and has an elevation of 3,296 metres. Vadrettin da Tschierva is situated nearby to the locality Morteratsch, as well as near Berninahäuser.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Piz Morteratsch and Piz Boval.

Piz Morteratsch

Peak

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Piz Morteratsch is a mountain in the Bernina Range in Switzerland. It is bordered on the east by the Morteratsch Glacier and on the south-west by the Tschierva Glacier.

Piz Boval

Peak

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Piz Boval is a mountain of the Bernina Range, located north of Piz Bernina in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. It lies on the ridge that separate the Val Roseg from the valley of the Morteratsch Glacier.

Piz Tschierva

Peak

Photo: Cactus26, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Piz Tschierva is a mountain in the Bernina Range of the Alps, located south of Pontresina in the canton of Graubünden. It lies in the range that separates the valley of Roseg from the valley of Morteratsch, north of Piz Bernina.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Surlej and Pontresina.

Surlej

Village

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Surlej is a village in Graubünden, Switzerland. It is located close to Sankt Moritz and Silvaplana. The town is known for having had Friedrich Nietzsche among its visitors; the philosopher spent every summer from 1883 to 1888 there. Surlej is situated 9 km northwest of Vadrettin da Tschierva.

Pontresina

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Pontresina is a village in Graubünden. The village is close to the ski resorts around St. Moritz and very busy during the winter season.

Silvaplana

Village

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Silvaplana is a municipality in the Maloja Region in the Swiss canton of the Grisons and the name of a lake in the municipality. Silvaplana is situated 10 km northwest of Vadrettin da Tschierva.

Vadrettin da Tschierva

Type: Glacier with an elevation of 3,296 metres
Category: landform
Location: Samedan, Maloja District, Engadin, Graubünden, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.40906° or 46° 24′ 33″ north

Longitude

9.89828° or 9° 53′ 54″ east

Elevation

3,296 metres (10,814 feet)

Open location code

8FRFCV5X+J8

GeoNames ID

11397685

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Localities in the Area

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