Otemma Glacier | |
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Glacier d'Otemma | |
Location | Valais, Switzerland |
Coordinates | 45°57′23″N 7°27′26″E / 45.95639°N 7.45722°E |
Length | 7.7 km |
The Otemma Glacier (French: Glacier d'Otemma) is a 7.7 km (4.8 mi) long glacier (2005) situated in the Pennine Alps in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. In 1973 it had a length of 8.7 km (5.4 mi), and an area of 17.5 km2 (6.8 sq mi)[1] but, like most other alpine glaciers, is known to be receding. By 2010 it had receded a further 1.2 km (0.75 mi) from its 1973 position.[2] In summer 2018, the snout zone (terminus) of the glacier collapsed.[3]