Climate Campaign Rhone Glacier in Switzerland

The Rhone Glacier is a glacier in the Swiss Alps and the source of the Rhone River. It is located on the northernmost part of the canton Valais, between the Grimsel Pass and the Furka Pass.
A picture of the entrance to the glacier grotto in the 60's with view on the Rhonen Glacier. The grotto is partly protected in summer with a sheet which should prevent the glacier from melting.

In original language:

Rhonengletscher

Oberwald, 28. Juli 2005: Die Markierung des Grotteneingangs in den 60er Jahren mit Sicht auf den Rohnengletscher und auf den heutigen Eingang der Gletschergrotte (2274m).
Die Grotte wird teilweise im Sommer mit einer Gletscherfolie vor dem schnellen Abschmelzen geschützt.
© Greenpeace / Jonas Scheu

Unique identifier: GP02JLD

Type: Image

Shoot date: 28/07/2005

Locations: Alpine Countries, Alps, Europe, Rhône-Alpes, Switzerland, Valais

Credit line: © Greenpeace / Jonas Scheu

Ranking: ★★★★★★ (B)

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Climate Campaign Rhone Glacier in Switzerland

The Rhone Glacier is a glacier in the Swiss Alps and the source of the Rhone River. It is located on the northernmost part of the canton Valais, between the Grimsel Pass and the Furka Pass. Since the middle of the 19th century the glacier generally retreated.

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