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Trift Glacier

The Trift Glacier (German: Triftgletscher) is a valley glacier near Gadmen , in the Canton of Bern , Switzerland .

Morphology and retreat

The Trift Glacier is a northwest-facing valley glacier in the canton of Bern. In 2016 it covered an area of 14.5 km2 and extended 5.4 km in length, with its elevation ranging from 3386 m down to about 2120 m above sea level. The upper part lies in a basin about 3 km wide, narrowing below 2700 m where steep slopes lead to the formation of large séracs. At about 2400 m it receives a tributary separated by the Triftstöckli, before descending a 35° rock step toward the basin that formerly held its tongue.
Until the 1990s the glacier terminus remained stable at the base of this basin near 1652 m elevation.
Source Wikipedia: "Trift Glacier" by miscellaneous authors" under GNU-License.
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