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[edit] Summary
Aletsch Glacier (Grosser_Aletschgletscher), Switzerland; the largest glacier in the European Alps.
Only slight retreat and some thinning are evident over this interval, but records show a major longer-term retreat trend [1][2].
Stacked NASA World Wind images from the 1990 and 2000 NASA GeoCover collections (Landsat 4/5 and Landsat 7 TM/ETM false-colour images [3]).
worldwind://goto/world=Earth&lat=46.45776&lon=8.06468&alt=14372&dir=0.4&tilt=46.3
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