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Morteratsch , a station of the Berninabahn, a railway line going from St. Moritz to Tirano
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Morteratsch refers to several locations in the Graubünden canton of Switzerland: *Morteratsch Glacier *Piz Morteratsch, a mountain (3751 m) * Val Morteratsch, a valley *Morteratsch railway station Morteratsch railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Pontresina, in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. It is located on the Bernina line of the Rhaetian Railway. The Morteratsch Glacier The Morteratsch Glacier (Romansh: Vad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morteratsch Glacier
The Morteratsch Glacier (Romansh: Vadret da Morteratsch) is the largest glacier by area in the Bernina Range of the Bündner Alps in Switzerland. By area and by volume (1.2 km3), it is the third largerst glacier in the eastern alps, after the Pasterze Glacier and . The Morteratsch Glacier is a typical valley glacier with a pronounced ice front. The accumulation zone lies between the peaks of Piz Morteratsch, Piz Bernina, Crast' Agüzza, Piz Argient, Piz Zupò and Bellavista. From Piz Argient to the ice front in the Val Morteratsch, its horizontal extent is less than ~, with an altitude difference of up to . Together with the Pers Glacier, originating at Piz Palü, which joins the Morteratsch just below the rock formation ''Isla Persa'' ("Lost Isle"), as of 1973 it covered an area of about . The volume of the ice is estimated to be about 1.2 km3. The Morteratsch Glacier drains into the Ova da Morteratsch, which eventually flows into the Inn and hence via the Danube into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piz Morteratsch
Piz Morteratsch (3,751 m) is a mountain in the Bernina Range in Switzerland. It is bordered on the east by the Morteratsch Glacier and on the south-west by the Tschierva Glacier. One of the easier of the higher mountains in the range to climb, the normal route follows that taken by the first ascentionists C. Brügger and P. Gensler with guides Karl Emmermann and Angelo Klaingutti on 11 September 1858. Three of its ridges present greater difficulties and are highly regarded: :*South-south-east ridge (D/D+), first ascent P. J. H. Unna with guides, 1903 :*East-north-east ridge (AD), first ascent of complete ridge, Paul Schucan and A. Pfister, 10 October 1908 (the upper section had been climbed by Max Schintz with guides Alois Pollinger and his son Josef Pollinger of St. Niklaus in the canton Valais in August 1892) :*South-west ridge, (AD), first ascent by T. H. Philpott and Mrs Philpott with guides Peter Jenny and Alexander Fleury in September 1868 The mountain is served by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Val Morteratsch
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