Oberargletscher ( German: Oberaargletscher ) is a glacier in the Bernese Alps in the canton of Bern , Switzerland . It flows into the Oberarze reservoir, thus referring to the Are basin.
| Upper Arsky Glacier or Oberargletcher | |
|---|---|
| him. Oberaargletscher | |
 Oberarze and Oberargletcher | |
| Characteristics | |
| Area | 5.82 km² |
| Length | 4 km |
| Location | |
| A country |
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| Canton | Valais |
Facts
Oberargletcher has a length of 4 km (as of 2005 ) and an area of 5.82 km² (as of 1973 )
The first studies of this and neighboring glaciers were carried out by Franz Hugi In 1827 and Louis Agassis in 1840. [1] At that moment, the Oberargletcher moved to Unterragletcher , feeding him. As of the mid-2010s, the gap between them is several kilometers; in the gorge between the glaciers, the dam of the Oberarze reservoir was built.
In December 2001, Oberargletcher, along with the Great Aletsch Glacier , was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List as part of the Jungfrau - Aletsch - Bichhorn region .
Links
- Swiss Glacier Monitoring Network (German)
- UNESCO World Heritage Site - Jungfrau-Aletsch Region (German )
| UNESCO World Heritage Site , Object No. 1037bis Russian • English • fr. |
Notes
- ↑ Aar Glacier // Small Encyclopedic Dictionary of Brockhaus and Efron : in 4 volumes - St. Petersburg. 1907-1909.