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The Vorab Glacier (german: Vorabgletscher, rarely ''Vorabfiren'', Romansh: ''Glatscher dil Vorab'') is a 2 km long
Swiss glacier monitoring network
Glaciers of Switzerland Glaciers of the Alps Glaciers of Graubünden Glarus–Graubünden border Flims Laax {{Graubünden-glacier-stub
The Vorab Glacier (german: Vorabgletscher, rarely ''Vorabfiren'', Romansh: ''Glatscher dil Vorab'') is a 2 km long glacier
A glacier (; ) is a persistent body of dense ice that is constantly moving under its own weight. A glacier forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its Ablation#Glaciology, ablation over many years, often Century, centuries. It acquires dis ...
(as of 2005) situated in the Glarus Alps
The Glarus Alps (german: Glarner Alpen) are a mountain range in central Switzerland. They are bordered by the Uri Alps and the Schwyz Alps to the west, the Lepontine Alps to the south, the Appenzell Alps to the northeast. The eastern part of th ...
in the cantons of Glarus
, neighboring_municipalities= Glarus Nord, Glarus Süd, Muotathal (SZ), Innerthal (SZ)
, twintowns= Wiesbaden-Biebrich (Germany)
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Glarus (; gsw, Glaris; french: Glaris; it, Glarona; rm, Glaruna) is the capital of the canton of Glarus ...
and Graubünden. It lies on the east side of the Vorab
The Vorab is a mountain of the Glarus Alps, located on the border between the cantons of Glarus and Graubünden. The summit (3,028 metres) is also named ''Bündner Vorab'' to distinguish it from a lower summit (3,018 metres) named ''Glarner Vor ...
, between 2,600 and 3,000 metres above sea level. In 1973 it had an area of 2.17 km2., and is receding today.
The glacier is part of the Flims
Flims ( rm, Flem) is a municipality in the Imboden Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. The town of Flims is dominated by the Flimserstein which one can see from almost anywhere in the area.
Flims consists of the village of Flims (called ...
-Laax
Laax ( rm, Lags) is a municipality in the Surselva Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.
History
Laax is first mentioned c. 1290–98 as ''Lags''.
Geography
Laax has an area, , of . Of this area, 35.8% is used for agricultural pur ...
ski resort complex, and may be skied in the winter.
See also
*List of glaciers in Switzerland
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Organizations
* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
* SC Germania List, German rugby union ...
*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 Glaciers of the Alps Glaciers of Graubünden Glarus–Graubünden border Flims Laax {{Graubünden-glacier-stub