The Findel Glacier (

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: ''Findelgletscher'') is a valley

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in the

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massif east of

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in the

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. It has a length of and covers an area of .Factsheet Findelgletscher
''GLAMOS'' The starting point of the Findel Glacier is on the Cima di Jazzi at above sea level, on the border between

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and

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. From there the glacier flows to the west between the

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and

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on the north and the

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on the south. The end of glacier tongue is located at above sea level. In October 2009, a group of Swiss scientists from the

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carried out an experiment to measure the length of the glacier, comparing their results with a previous experiment in 2005. Their results showed that the glacier had lost 49 million cubic metres of ice, and has lost a quarter of its surface area since 1850.

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Swiss glacier monitoring networkSwiss Scientists measure glacial melting with light

Interactive repeat photo comparisons of the Findel Glacier
Glaciers of Valais Glaciers of the Alps {{Valais-glacier-stub

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