Basòdino Glacier

The Basòdino Glacier is a 1.5 km long situated in the in north-western part of canton of in . Glacier area passed from 4 km2 in 1850, to 2.31 km2 in 1973 and 1.6 km2 in 2022 situating at an altitude between 2600 and 3150 m at the foot of Basodino Peak.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Glacier with an elevation of 2,874 metres
  • Description: glacier in Switzerland
  • Also known as: “Basodino Glacier” and “Ghiacciaio del Basòdino”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Basòdino and Kastelhorn.

Peak
Photo: Prissantenbär, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a mountain in the on the border between and . It is the second highest peak in the canton of , after the . On its summit is located a geodetic point of IGM named 05A901 Monte Basodino.

Peak
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The is a mountain of the , located on the border between and . It lies north of the .

Lake
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is a in the canton of , , with a surface area of 0.13 km². Its 36 m arch dam was completed in 1967 and holds a volume of 1.65 mio m³.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Presa di San Carlo and San Carlo (Bavona).

Locality
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is a locality.

Village
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is a village.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet.

Basòdino Glacier

Latitude
46.41513° or 46° 24′ 55″ north
Longitude
8.48205° or 8° 28′ 55″ east
Elevation
2,874 metres (9,429 feet)
Open location code
8FRCCF8J+3R
Open­Street­Map ID
way 117946908
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­glacier
Geo­Names ID
11397992
Wiki­data ID
Q1401469
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Satellite Map

Discover Basòdino Glacier from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Polish—“Basòdino Glacier” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Glacera del Basodino”
  • Dutch: “Basòdino Glacier”
  • German: “Basodino-Gletscher”
  • German: “Basodinogletscher”
  • Italian: “ghiacciaio del Basodino”
  • Italian: “Ghiacciaio del Basodino”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Basòdinobreen”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ghiacciaio del Basòdino”
  • Polish: “Ghiacciaio del Basòdino”

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