Zinal Glacier

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Zinal Glacier
Glacier de Zinal
Dent blanche.jpg
Glacier de zinal and Dent Blanche
LocationValais, Switzerland
Coordinates46°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
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 , which runs through a cave.

View from inside the glacier

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