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Konkordiaplatz

Glaciers and Ice Formations

The Konkordiaplatz, or Concordia Place, is a flat expanse of snow and ice lying just south of the Jungfrau in the Bernese Alps, in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is the junction of four large glaciers descending from the Aletschfirn, the Jungfraufirn, the Ewigschneefeld and the Gruneggfirn, and it is the source of the main Aletsch Glacier. The Konkordiaplatz Charter was signed there by municipalities of the Jungfrau-Aletsch Protected Area, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, committing to preserve the aesthetic beauty of the region. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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UNESCO World Heritage Site 1
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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: Konkordiaplatz

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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: Konkordiaplatz
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1. Konkordiaplatz (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    The Konkordiaplatz or Concordia Place (French: Place de la Concorde), is a flat area of snow and ice lying just to the south of the Jungfrau in the Bernese Alps in the Swiss canton of Valais.
  • Entity description, protection designation
    signed there by municipalities of the Jungfrau-Aletsch Protected Area, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, committing to preserve the aesthetic beauty of the region.
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Wikidata: Konkordiaplatz
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