C Location 6 Inserted: 27.09.2019
Height: 2155m Viewing angle: 115° Viewing direction center of photo: NNE (18°)
Image comparison period: 20.10.2007 - 20.09.2019 Period of time: 4353 days (= 11.93 years)
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Horizontal distance to the glacier tongue: approx. 1.7km.
Horizontal distance to the point where the glacier turns left: approx. 7km.
The light-coloured rock, which rises from the glacier tongue to the right, is the landslide area that made headlines around 2017 and led to the closure of hiking trails.
C Location 3 Inserted: 29.09.2022
Height: 2289m Viewing angle: 100° Viewing direction center of photo: WNW (300°)
Image comparison period: 05.08.2018 - 20.09.2022 Period of time: 1507 days (= 4.13 years)
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05.08.2018: A little to the right of the centre of the picture, > 10 alpinists are sitting on the glacial polish in front of the glacier.
The width of the Great Aletsch Glacier at this point is around 1.3km.
C Location 1
Inserted: 09.01.2018
Height: 2380m Viewing angle: 170° Viewing direction center of photo: WNW
Compare the situation from with that from (<<< select date) Period of time: 2891 days (= 7.92 years)
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The photos of this comparison were taken from the rock plate Platta. We would not have thought that with the size of the ice stream (at least about 1.3 km wide) the changes are so well visible after almost 8 years.
P Interactive panoramic photos of the Great Aletsch GlacierAfter clicking on a preview photo, the panorama photo is displayed in a new window.
05.08.2018
O Our observations at the Great Aletsch GlacierDate: 20.9.2022
M Current meteo and climatic data for the Great Aletsch Glacier.
The meteorological/climate data from the MeteoSwiss measuring stations closest to the Great Aletsch Glacier have been available since December 2023. You can call up the daily and monthly values for temperature (incl. min/max values), precipitation and sunshine duration, a comparison with the climate standard values and exceptional weather events. Links to the nearest snow depth measuring stations on the Great Aletsch Glacier round off the offer.
B Background information and media reports on the Great Aletsch Glacier
The image comparisons of this page were created with the software
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