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Aletsch Glacier

The largest glacier in the Alps.

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The Aletsch Glacier, the largest glacier in the Alps, is 23.6 km long and covers more than 120 square kilometres in southern Switzerland. The glacier is located in the Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn area, which was inscribed on the World Heritage list in 2001. (Film courtesy of Switzerland Tourism)

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