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Aletsch Glacier the biggest in the Alps (Swiss)
      05/30/06 03:35 PM

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English:

Aletsch Glacier, the largest glacier in the Alps, covers more than 120 square kilometres (more than 45 square miles) in southern Switzerland. It descends round the south of the Jungfrau into the valley of the Upper Rhône; at its eastern extremity lies a glacier lake, Lake Märjelen (Gr. Märjelensee) (2,350 meters/7,711 feet above sea level). To the west rises Aletschhorn (4,195 meters/13,763 feet), which was first climbed in 1859. The Rhône River flows along the southern flank of the mountains.

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Deutsch:

Der Grosse Aletschgletscher ist der flächenmässig grösste und längste Gletscher der Alpen. Er befindet sich auf der Südabdachung der Berner Alpen im Kanton Wallis, Schweiz. Der Gletscher ist 23.6 km lang (2002), bedeckt eine Fläche von 117.6 km² und besteht aus rund 27 Milliarden Tonnen Eis.

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Français:

Le glacier d'Aletsch est le plus grand glacier des Alpes, situé au sud de la Suisse. Il est entouré de la Jungfrau, du Rhône, du Lac Märjelen et de l'Aletschhorn.

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Italiano:

Il Ghiacciaio dell'Aletsch è il più esteso ghiacciaio delle Alpi, situato in Svizzera nel canton Vallese. Di tipo "vallivo", deriva il nome da una delle più elevate vette che dominano la zona, l'Aletschorn; ha origine dal bacino glaciale alla base delle maggiori cime dell'Oberland bernese, a meridione della famosa "triade" Jungfrau, Monch, Eiger, ricevendone le ampie colate che confluiscono nel Konkordiaplatz, un vasto altopiano glaciale pressoché pianeggiante largo oltre 5 km., e con uno spessore di ghiaccio stimato in circa 1.500 metri

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Español:

El glaciar Aletsch (46° 26? 52? N 8° 4? 53? E) es el más grande de los Alpes, con 23 km de longitud y más de 120 km², localizado en el sur de Suiza, en el cantón de Valais, dentro del espacio Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn declarado Patrimonio de la Humanidad por la UNESCO.

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