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Upper Grindelwald Glacier

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is currently at around 1,400 metres (4,600 ft) above sea level, making it one of the lowest glaciers in the
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The Upper Grindelwald Glacier arises from a vast snow field north of the
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Map showing the location of Upper Grindelwald Glacier
Map showing the location of Upper Grindelwald Glacier
Canton of Bern
Switzerland
Coordinates
46°36′48″N 8°6′26″E / 46.61333°N 8.10722°E / 46.61333; 8.10722
glaciers
Grindelwald
Bernese Alps
canton of Bern
Lower Grindelwald Glacier
Schreckhorn
Wetterhorn
glacier tongue
Alps
Upper Grindelwald Glacier c. 1870/80. Etching by Heinrich Müller
Heinrich Müller
List of glaciers in Switzerland
List of glaciers
Retreat of glaciers since 1850
Swiss Alps
Swiss glacier monitoring network
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t
e
Jungfrau-Aletsch (World Heritage Site)
Finsteraarhorn
Aletschhorn
Jungfrau

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