Glaciers of Switzerland

Glaciers Of Switzerland

This is a non-exhaustive list of the major glaciers in Switzerland. It contains their surface area, their lengths in 1850 and 2002, their height and their outflow.

All glaciers are located within the Swiss Alps. Most of them are situated in the Pennine and Bernese Alps. The Jungfrau-Aletsch protected area includes the largest glaciers of the Alps.

There are glaciers in the four major drainage basins of Switzerland. The Rhine and Rhone basins are located on the northern side of the Alps while the Po basin is located on the south side of the Alps. The Danube basin is located on the east side of the Alps. There are no glaciers in the Swiss portion of the Adige basin.