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Aletsch Glacier

The Aletsch is 23 kilometers long, the largest glacier in the Alps, at the heart of the Swiss Alps Jungfrau Aletsch UNESCO World Heritage property in Valais, Switzerland. The cogwheel railway climbs to Jungfraujoch at 3,454 meters, where guided walks head straight onto the ice beneath the Eiger and Monch.

Aletsch Glacier
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Why this one matters

Scale is the point: no other glacier in the Alps gives you this much ice in a single view, and the railway makes it reachable for regular hikers.