The Cheilon Glacier (french: Glacier de Cheilon) is a 3 km long
glacier (2005) situated in the
Pennine Alps in the canton of
Valais in
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
. In 1973 it had an area of 4.56 km
2.
See also
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List of glaciers in Switzerland
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Swiss Alps
The Alpine region of Switzerland, conventionally referred to as the Swiss Alps (german: Schweizer Alpen, french: Alpes suisses, it, Alpi svizzere, rm, Alps svizras), represents a major natural feature of the country and is, along with the Swiss ...
External links
Swiss glacier monitoring network
Glaciers of the Alps
Glaciers of Valais
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