Valsorey Glacier
The Valsorey Glacier is a 3.5 km long glacier situated in the Pennine Alps in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. In 1973 it had an area of 2.37 km².Photo: Herzi Pinki, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 3,104 metres
- Description: glacier in Switzerland
- Also known as: “Glacier de Valsorey”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mont Vélan and Mont de la Gouille.
Mont Vélan
Peak
Photo: Herzi Pinki, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mont Vélan is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, located on the border between Switzerland and Italy. At 3,727 metres, Mont Vélan is the highest summit lying between the Great St Bernard Pass and Grand Combin.
Mont de la Gouille
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0 fr.
Mont de la Gouille is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, located south of Bourg-Saint-Pierre in the canton of Valais. It belong to the Mont Vélan massif.
Petit Vélan
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Petit Vélan is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, located south of Bourg-Saint-Pierre in the canton of Valais. It lies NW of Mont Vélan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bourg-Saint-Pierre.
Bourg-Saint-Pierre
Village
Photo: ChristiaanPR, CC0.
Bourg-Saint-Pierre is a municipality in the district of Entremont in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Bourg-Saint-Pierre is the highest inhabited locality of the valley and the last village when ascending the Great Saint Bernard Pass. Bourg-Saint-Pierre is situated 7 km northwest of Valsorey Glacier.
Valsorey Glacier
- Category: landform
- Location: Bourg-Saint-Pierre, Entremont District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover Valsorey Glacier from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Valsorey Glacier” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Valsorey Glacier”
- Esperanto: “Glacier de Tseudet”
- Esperanto: “Glacier de Valsorey”
- Esperanto: “Tseudet-Glaĉero”
- Esperanto: “Tseudetgletscher”
- Esperanto: “Valsorey-Glaĉero”
- Esperanto: “Valsoreygletscher”
- German: “Glacier de Tseudet”
- German: “Glacier de Valsorey”
- German: “Tseudetgletscher”
- German: “Valsoreygletscher”
- Japanese: “ヴァルソレ氷河”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Glacier de Valsorey”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Valsoreybreen”
- Polish: “Glacier de Valsorey”
- Spanish: “Glaciar Valsorey”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Barliard and Tunel Gd. St. Bernard.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Arête de la Gouille and Col de la Gouille.
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