Birch Glacier
Birch Glacier is a glacier in Blatten, Raron District, Valais and has an elevation of 2,788 metres. Birch Glacier is situated nearby to the locality P3706, as well as near P3477.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 2,788 metres
- Description: glacier in the Bernese Alps, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Birchgletscher”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bietschhorn and Kleines Nesthorn.
Bietschhorn
Peak
Photo: Telnet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Bietschhorn is a mountain in canton Wallis to the south of the Bernese Alps in Switzerland. The northeast and southern slopes of the mountain are part of the Jungfrau-Aletsch Protected Area listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site that also includes the Jungfrau and the Aletsch Glacier.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Blatten and Eisten.
Birch Glacier
- Categories: mountain glacier and landform
- Location: Blatten, Raron District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.40084° or 46° 24′ 3″ northLongitude
7.84072° or 7° 50′ 27″ eastElevation
2,788 metres (9,147 feet)Open location code
8FR9CR2R+87OpenStreetMap ID
way 35552391OpenStreetMap feature
natural=glacierGeoNames ID
11397700Wikidata ID
Q134600277
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Satellite Map
Discover Birch Glacier from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Swedish—“Birch Glacier” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Бярозавы ледавік”
- Catalan: “glacera de Birch”
- Dutch: “Birchgletscher”
- Dutch: “Birchgletsjer”
- French: “birchglestcher”
- French: “Birchgletscher”
- French: “glacier du Birch”
- French: “Glacier du Birch”
- German: “Birchgletscher”
- Japanese: “ビルヒ氷河”
- Santali: “ᱵᱤᱨᱪ ᱜᱞᱟᱥᱤᱭᱟᱨ”
- Swedish: “Birchglaciären”
- Swedish: “glaciären Birch”
- “Birchgletscher”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as P3706 and P3477.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Uistre Stampbachgletscher and Baltschiederjoch.
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