The Paradies Glacier (german: Paradiesgletscher) is a 2.27 km long
glacier
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(2007) situated in the
Lepontine Alps
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in the canton of
Graubünden in
Switzerland
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. In 1973 it had an area of 3.99 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 Graubünden
Lepontine Alps
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