Zinal Glacier

Glacier de Zinal
Glacier de zinal and Dent Blanche
Location Valais, Switzerland
Coordinates 46°3′13″N 7°39′7″E / 46.05361°N 7.65194°E / 46.05361; 7.65194Coordinates: 46°3′13″N 7°39′7″E / 46.05361°N 7.65194°E / 46.05361; 7.65194
Length 7 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 La Navisence, which runs through a cave.

View from inside the glacier

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