Otemma Glacier

Otemma Glacier
Glacier d'Otemma
LocationValais, Switzerland
Coordinates45°57′23″N 7°27′26″E / 45.95639°N 7.45722°E / 45.95639; 7.45722
Length7.7 km

The Otemma Glacier (French: Glacier d'Otemma) is a 7.7 km (4.8 mi) long glacier (2005) situated in the Pennine Alps in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. In 1973 it had a length of 8.7 km (5.4 mi), and an area of 17.5 km2 (6.8 sq mi)[1] but, like most other alpine glaciers, is known to be receding. By 2010 it had receded a further 1.2 km (0.75 mi) from its 1973 position.[2] In summer 2018, the snout zone (terminus) of the glacier collapsed.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "VAW / SCNAT Glacier Monitoring Network". 25 July 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-07-25. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  2. ^ "VAW / SCNAT Réseau suisse de relevés glaciologiques". 15 April 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-04-15. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  3. ^ Egli, Pascal E.; Belotti, Bruno; Ouvry, Boris; Irving, James; Lane, Stuart N. (16 November 2021). "Subglacial Channels, Climate Warming, and Increasing Frequency of Alpine Glacier Snout Collapse". Geophysical Research Letters. 48 (21): 5–9. doi:10.1029/2021GL096031. ISSN 0094-8276. S2CID 239417493.


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