Verstancla Glacier
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The Verstancla Glacier is a 2 km long glacier
(2005) situated in the Silvretta Range in the canton of Graubünden
in Switzerland
. In 1973 it had an area of 1.27 km². The glacier is located north of the Verstanclahorn
. It is parallel to the larger Silvretta Glacier
lying a few kilometres north.
The Verstancla Glacier gives birth to the river Verstanclabach which ends in the Landquart River.
Glacier
A glacier is a large persistent body of ice that forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation over many years, often centuries. At least 0.1 km² in area and 50 m thick, but often much larger, a glacier slowly deforms and flows due to stresses induced by its weight...
(2005) situated in the Silvretta Range in the canton of Graubünden
Graubünden
Graubünden or Grisons is the largest and easternmost canton of Switzerland. The canton shares borders with the cantons of Ticino, Uri, Glarus and St. Gallen and international borders with Italy, Austria and Liechtenstein...
in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
. In 1973 it had an area of 1.27 km². The glacier is located north of the Verstanclahorn
Verstanclahorn
The Verstanclahorn is a mountain in the Silvretta Range , located in Graubünden, Switzerland. The mountain has a pyramidal shape with the northern face lying above the Verstancla Glacier...
. It is parallel to the larger Silvretta Glacier
Silvretta Glacier
The Silvretta Glacier is a 3 km long glacier situated in the Silvretta Range in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. In 1973 it had an area of 3.35 km².-External links:*...
lying a few kilometres north.
The Verstancla Glacier gives birth to the river Verstanclabach which ends in the Landquart River.