The Fee Glacier is a 4.7 km (2.9 mi) long glacier

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 Pennine Alps

Pennine Alps

The Pennine Alps are a mountain range in the western part of the Alps. They are located in Switzerland and Italy...

 in the canton of Valais

Valais

The Valais is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland in the southwestern part of the country, around the valley of the Rhône from its headwaters to Lake Geneva, separating the Pennine Alps from the Bernese Alps. The canton is one of the drier parts of Switzerland in its central Rhône valley...

 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 a length of 5 km (3.1 mi) and an area of 7.5 km² (2.9 sq mi). It lies east of the Mischabel range, between the summit of Dom on the north and Allalinhorn

Allalinhorn

The Allalinhorn is a mountain in the Mischabelhörner group of the Pennine Alps in Switzerland. It lies west of Saas-Fee in the canton of Valais....

 on the south.

The glacier is easily accessible via the Mittelallalin

Mittelallalin

The Mittelallalin is a minor summit below the Allalinhorn situated above Saas Fee. This place is well known for the revolving restaurant which is the highest in the world and a glacier cave.-Access:...

cable car and is used as a ski area.

External links

• Swiss glacier monitoring network