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Oberaargletscher

Glaciers and Ice Formations

The Oberaargletscher, whose name means Upper Aare Glacier, is a glacier in the Bernese Alps in the canton of Bern, Switzerland, measured at about 4 kilometers long in 2005. In 1973 it covered an area of about 5.82 square kilometers, and its lower end lies roughly 400 meters higher than the original lower end of the neighboring Unteraargletscher. 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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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.

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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: Oberaargletscher
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The Oberaargletscher (German: [ˈoːbəraːrˌglɛtʃər]), literally "Upper Aare-Glacier", is a 4 km (2.5 mi) long glacier (2005) situated in the Bernese Alps in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
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