JohannesMayr
Aletschgletscher
The Great Aletsch Glacier: facts and figures
Length
23 km – making the Great Aletsch Glacier the longest in the Alps.
Surface area
86 km2; Concordia – where the Grosser Aletschfirn, Jungfraufirn, Ewigschneefeldfirn and Grüneggfirn firn fields merge – is large enough to hold a town such as Chur, Bellinzona or Frauenfeld.
Weight
27 billion tonnes, or the weight of 72.5 million jumbo jets.
Maximum ice thickness
More than 900 m at Concordia.
Aletschgletscher
The Great Aletsch Glacier: facts and figures
Length
23 km – making the Great Aletsch Glacier the longest in the Alps.
Surface area
86 km2; Concordia – where the Grosser Aletschfirn, Jungfraufirn, Ewigschneefeldfirn and Grüneggfirn firn fields merge – is large enough to hold a town such as Chur, Bellinzona or Frauenfeld.
Weight
27 billion tonnes, or the weight of 72.5 million jumbo jets.
Maximum ice thickness
More than 900 m at Concordia.