Limmern Glacier

The Limmern Glacier (German: Limmernfirn) is a glacier situated in the Glarus Alps in the canton of Glarus in Switzerland. The glacier is situated below the mountains of Bifertenstock, to the south, and Schiben, to the north. Meltwater from the glacier flows eastwards into the Limmernsee and thence north into the Linth river.[1]

In 2005, the glacier had a length of 3 km (1.9 mi). In 1973 it had an area of 2.09 km2 (0.81 sq mi).

See also

References

  1. ↑ map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2015-06-04.

External links

Coordinates: 46°48′48″N 8°58′57″E / 46.81333°N 8.98250°E / 46.81333; 8.98250

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 7/15/2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.