The Limmern Glacier (german: Limmernfirn) is a
glacier situated in the
Glarus Alps in the canton of
Glarus in
Switzerland
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. The glacier is situated below the mountains of
Bifertenstock
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, to the south, and
Schiben
The Schibe is a mountain of the Glarus Alps, located south of Linthal in the canton of Glarus. It lies north of the Bifertenstock, on the range separating the Sand valley from the Limmeren valley that also includes the Selbsanft.
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, to the north. Meltwater from the glacier flows eastwards into the
Limmernsee
Limmernsee (or Limmerensee) is a reservoir in the Canton of Glarus, Switzerland, between the peaks of Muttenchopf (2,482 m), Selbsanft (2,950 m) and Kistenstöckli (2,746 m). It may be reached by aerial tramway or by foot from Linthal.
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and thence north into the
Linth river.
In 2005, the glacier had a length of . In 1973 it had an area of .
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 ...
References
External links
Swiss glacier monitoring network
Glaciers of Switzerland
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