Zinal Glacier

Zinal Glacier
Glacier de Zinal
Glacier de zinal and Dent Blanche
Map showing the location of Zinal Glacier
Map showing the location of Zinal Glacier
LocationValais, Switzerland
Coordinates46°3′13″N 7°39′7″E / 46.05361°N 7.65194°E / 46.05361; 7.65194
Length7 km

The Zinal Glacier (French: Glacier de Zinal) is a 7 km (4.3 mi) long glacier (2005) situated in the Pennine Alps in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. In 1973 it had an area of 15.4 km2 (5.9 sq mi). The glacier gives birth to the river Navizence, which runs through a cave.

View from inside the glacier

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Zinal Glacier.


Stub icon

This article about a glacier in Valais is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.