Great Aletsch detail
CountrySwitzerland
Area81.7 km2
Length22.7 km
TypeValley
About Great Aletsch detail
The glacier contains 11 billion tons of ice. If melted, it would provide every human on Earth with 1 liter of water per day for 4.5 years. The Jungfrau-Aletsch region became a UNESCO site in 2001.
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