Vorab Glacier
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The Vorab Glacier is a 2 km long glacier
(2005) situated in the Glarus Alps
in the cantons of Glarus
and Graubünden
. It lies on the east side of the Vorab
, between 2,600 and 3,000 metres above sea level. In 1973 it had an area of 2.17 km².
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 Glarus Alps
Glarus Alps
The Glarus Alps are a mountain range in central Switzerland. They extend from the Oberalp Pass to the Klausen Pass, and are bordered by the Urner Alps to the west, the Lepontine Alps to the south and the Appenzell Alps to the northeast...
in the cantons of Glarus
Canton of Glarus
The Canton of Glarus is a canton in east central Switzerland. The capital is Glarus.The population speaks a variety of Alemannic German.The majority of the population identifies as Christian, about evenly split between the Protestant and Catholic confessions.-History:According to legend, the...
and 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...
. It lies on the east side of the Vorab
Vorab
The Vorab is a mountain in the Glarus Alps, located on the border between the cantons of Glarus and Graubünden. The summit is also named Bündner Vorab to distinguish it from a lower summit named Glarner Vorab...
, between 2,600 and 3,000 metres above sea level. In 1973 it had an area of 2.17 km².