Swiss glaciers 1850–2100

St. Gallen

The glaciers of St. Gallen: where they are, how much has gone and what the scenarios leave.

Glaciers (2016)94 with their own page
Ice area 20161.2km²
Area in 18503.0km²−61% since
2100 · SSP1-2.60.0km²projected area
2100 · SSP5-8.50.0km²projected area

In 2024, GLAMOS counted 3 glaciers in St. Gallen covering 0.49 km². 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

01.02.03.04.05.020102030205020702090
Sum of projected glacier runoff, median per glacier, 11-year mean. Only glaciers with an OGGM run (2 of 9).
List

9 glaciers

GlacierCantonArea 2016Since 1850TongueIce 2100 · SSP2-4.5
SardonagletscherSt. Gallen0.43 km²−63%–0%
Chline Gletscher (Pfäfers)St. Gallen0.23 km²−55%−552 m since 18950%
GlasergletscherSt. Gallen0.21 km²−58%†––
Unnamed glacier A14p-12St. Gallen0.08 km²–––
PizolgletscherSt. Gallen0.07 km²−88%−490 m since 1893–
Unnamed glacier A15b-03St. Gallen0.05 km²−58%†––
Unnamed glacier A50d-03St. Gallen0.04 km²6%––
Unnamed glacier A15b-13St. Gallen0.04 km²−17%––
Unnamed glacier A15b-01St. Gallen0.02 km²−43%––

2 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.