Zinal Glacier
The Zinal Glacier is a 7 km long glacier situated in the Pennine Alps in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. In 1973 it had an area of 15.4 km2. The glacier gives birth to the river Navizence, which runs through a cave.Places of Interest
Highlights include Grand Mountet Hut and Ober Gabelhorn.
Grand Mountet Hut
Mountain hut
The Grand Mountet Hut is a mountain hut located in the…
Zinalrothorn
Peak
The Zinalrothorn at 4,221 m is a mountain in the Pennine Alps in Switzerland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zmutt and Zum See.
Zinal Glacier
- Glacier with an elevation of 2,489 metres (8,166 feet)
- Description: glacier in Switzerland
- Category: landform
- Location
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Latitude
46.0598° or 46° 3′ 35″ north
Longitude
7.65182° or 7° 39′ 7″ east
Open location code
8FR93M52+WP
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OpenStreetMap feature
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Slovak—“Zinal Glacier” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Glacera de Zinal”
- Chinese: “齐纳尔冰川”
- Dutch: “Zinal Glacier”
- Dutch: “Zinalgletsjer”
- Esperanto: “Zinal-Glaĉero”
- French: “glacier de Zinal”
- French: “Glacier de Zinal”
- Georgian: “ცინალის მყინვარი”
- German: “Zinalgletscher”
- Macedonian: “Зинал ледник”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Zinalbreen”
- Polish: “Glacier de Zinal”
- Slovak: “Zinal (ľadovec)”
- Slovak: “Zinal”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as La Lé and Schalijochbiwak.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Le Mammouth and La Forcle.
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