Nearly 12.5 miles in length, this glacier is the longest "stream" of ice in the Alps. It originates in the Jungfrau region, bordering Konkordiaplatz, and it is perhaps one of the best places to visit ...

The Jungfraujoch is a glacier saddle between two major peaks of the Bernese Alps: Jungfrau and Mönch. Jungfraujoch and the viewing platform of the Sphinx Observatory (3,572 m/11,719 ft) offer ...

Switzerland, for the second year in a row, topped U.S. News & World Report’s rankings of the world’s best countries, marking its sixth time in the number one spot since 2017. Well known for its ...

The Committee inscribed the Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn on the World Heritage List under criteria (i), (ii), and (iii): Criterion (i): The Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn region is the most glaciated ...

At it’s thickest it measures 900 meters in depth, and in total it covers an area square kilometers. These impressive numbers make Aletsch the largest glacier in Europe, with a huge variety of ...

MANILA, Philippines — Between the Bern and Valais cantons in Switzerland, one can find the largest glacier in western Eurasia and among the biggest in the world. The Aletsch Glacier (Aletschgletscher ...

The ranges and valleys of the Swiss Alps stand out in this image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission in December 2024. Extending some 1,200 km, the Alps occupy an area of about 200,000 sq km ...

1. Having examined Documents WHC-07/31.COM/8B and WHC-07/31.COM/INF.8B.2, 2. Approves the extension of the Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn, Switzerland, on the basis of criteria (vii), (viii) and (ix): 3 ...

ON THE ALETSCH GLACIER, Switzerland — It’s a pageant of devils and demons, virgins and Pontius Pilate. But this is no horror story or nightmare -- just a taste of the Alpine legends that lend their ...