Furtwängler Glacier

Furtwängler Glacier is located near the summit of in . The glacier is named after Walter Furtwängler who, with Siegfried König, formed the fourth party to ascend to the summit of Kilimanjaro in 1912.
  • Glacier with an elevation of around 5,740 metres (18,830 feet)
  • Description: glacier on Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Kibo.
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Latitude
-3.0706° or 3° 4′ 14″ south
Longitude
37.3517° or 37° 21′ 6″ east
Open location code
6G8VW9H2+QM
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­glacier
Wiki­data ID

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Spanish—“Furtwängler Glacier” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “富特文格勒冰河”
  • Croatian: “Ledenjak Furtwängler”
  • Czech: “Furtwänglerův ledovec”
  • Dutch: “Furtwänglergletsjer”
  • French: “Glacier Furtwängler”
  • German: “Furtwängler-Gletscher”
  • Hausa: “Gidan Furtwängler”
  • Japanese: “フルトヴェングラー氷河”
  • Portuguese: “Glaciar Furtwängler”
  • Romanian: “Ghețarul Furtwängler”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Ledenjak Furtwängler”
  • Slovak: “Furtwänglerov ľadovec”
  • Spanish: “Glaciar Furtwängler”

Localities in the Area

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Uhuru Peak and Reusch Crater.

Tanzania: Highlights

Learn more about Dar es Salaam and Mount Kilimanjaro.
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