Earth and Environment Atlas

How The Planet Works
Sign In
Text size
100%
Theme

Switch Atlas

Geological Formation

Forno Glacier

Glaciers and Ice Formations

The Forno Glacier is a glacier in the Bregaglia Range in the canton of Graubunden, Switzerland, measured at 6 kilometres long in 2005. In 1973 it covered an area of 8.72 square kilometres. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Connections

Caused By

Glaciation, Processes

Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to formative process Glaciation via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Forno Glacier

In Discipline

Glaciology, Disciplines

Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to discipline Glaciology via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Forno Glacier
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Switzerland

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Wikidata: Forno Glacier
Sources
Forno Glacier (Wikipedia)
Lead section
Quote, Lead section
The Forno Glacier (Romansh: Vadrec del Forno) is a 6 km long glacier (2005) situated in the Bregaglia Range in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.
View the Source
Wikidata: Forno Glacier
Wikidata Q676605, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Comments (0)
No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.
Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.