Glarus
The glaciers of Glarus: where they are, how much has gone and what the scenarios leave.
Glaciers (2016)3619 with their own page
Ice area 201615.3km²
Area in 185024.0km²−36% since
2100 · SSP1-2.61.5km²projected area
2100 · SSP5-8.50.0km²projected area
In 2024, GLAMOS counted 35 glaciers in Glarus covering 10.67 km² and holding about 0.429 km³ of ice. The figures above are from the 2016 inventory.
Map
Where they are
Meltwater from these glaciers
Million m³ of water per year, 11-year mean
List
36 glaciers
| Glacier | Canton | Area 2016 | Since 1850 | Tongue | Ice 2100 · SSP2-4.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claridenfirn | Glarus | 4.71 km² | 73% | −419 m since 1893 | 0% |
| Bifertengletscher | Glarus | 2.60 km² | −25% | −1,161 m since 1883 | 19% |
| Limmerngletscher | Glarus | 1.97 km² | −38% | −338 m since 1945 | 4% |
| Glärnischfirn | Glarus | 1.43 km² | −48% | −638 m since 1923 | 0% |
| Guppenfirn | Glarus | 0.53 km² | −11% | – | 0% |
| Sandfirn W | Glarus | 0.43 km² | −69% | – | 0% |
| Sandfirn E | Glarus | 0.43 km² | −60%† | – | 0% |
| Glarner Tödi N | Glarus | 0.41 km² | −11%† | – | 0% |
| Plattalva | Glarus | 0.32 km² | −70% | −515 m since 1969 | 0% |
| Hinter Sulzfirngletscher | Glarus | 0.25 km² | −30% | −159 m since 1912 | – |
| Bächifirn W | Glarus | 0.25 km² | −75% | – | 0% |
| Alplifirn | Glarus | 0.22 km² | −36% | – | 0% |
| Glarner Tödi E | Glarus | 0.17 km² | −18% | – | 0% |
| Hinterer Rötifirn | Glarus | 0.17 km² | −67% | – | 0% |
| Gruppenfirn NE | Glarus | 0.16 km² | −26% | – | 0% |
| Vorabsattel W | Glarus | 0.14 km² | −55% | – | 0% |
| Selbsanft | Glarus | 0.14 km² | −80% | – | 0% |
| Vorderer Rötifirn | Glarus | 0.12 km² | −49% | – | 0% |
| Husstockegg SE | Glarus | 0.10 km² | −36% | – | 0% |
| Hinterer Rötifirn | Glarus | 0.08 km² | −58% | – | 0% |
| Sandfirn zentral | Glarus | 0.08 km² | −90% | – | 0% |
| Piz Urlaun E | Glarus | 0.08 km² | −28% | – | 0% |
| Unnamed glacier A50k-01 | Glarus | 0.06 km² | −12% | – | – |
| Bächifirn NE | Glarus | 0.06 km² | −48% | – | 0% |
| Unnamed glacier A50h-10 | Glarus | 0.06 km² | – | – | – |
| Unnamed glacier A50h-09 | Glarus | 0.05 km² | 15% | – | – |
| Unnamed glacier A50i-10 | Glarus | 0.04 km² | −41% | – | 0% |
| Unnamed glacier A50h-11 | Glarus | 0.04 km² | −98% | – | – |
| Schafalp | Glarus | 0.03 km² | −79% | – | – |
| Radtäli | Glarus | 0.03 km² | −47% | – | – |
| Unnamed glacier A50i-03 | Glarus | 0.03 km² | −51% | – | – |
| Unnamed glacier A50h-14 | Glarus | 0.02 km² | −63% | – | 0% |
| Unnamed glacier A50i-37 | Glarus | 0.02 km² | −36% | – | 0% |
| Unnamed glacier A50i-35 | Glarus | 0.02 km² | −3% | – | – |
| Unnamed glacier A50h-13 | Glarus | 0.02 km² | −35% | – | – |
| Unnamed glacier A50i-38 | Glarus | 0.01 km² | −46% | – | – |
6 with length measurements. Unlinked names are smaller than 0.1 km²; they appear in the atlas. † Change of the 1850 ice body the glacier belonged to, now split.