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Allalin Glacier

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The Allalin Glacier is a glacier about six kilometers long, as measured in 2005, situated near the Allalinhorn in the Pennine Alps of the Swiss canton of Valais. In 1973 it covered 9.9 square kilometers, is bordered on the west by the Allalinhorn, Rimpfischhorn and Strahlhorn peaks, and is distinct from the neighboring Fee Glacier on the Allalinhorn's northern flank.

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The Allalin Glacier (German: Allalingletscher) is a 6 km (3.7 mi) long glacier (2005) situated in the Pennine Alps near the Allalinhorn in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
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