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There are about 2000 larger and especially smaller glaciers in Switzerland. The glaciers lose about 2.5% of their ice mass every year in the Swiss mountains. In 1850, their glaciers still had twice the ice mass as today. Geoffrey Hartman, "Gods, Ghosts, and Shelley's 'Atheos'", Literature and Theology, Volume 24, Issue 1, pp. 4–18 Environment Australia. Revision of the Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) and Development of Version 5.1 - Summary Report (Report). Department of the Environment and Water Resources, Australian Government. Archived from the original on 5 September 2006 . Retrieved 31 January 2007.

Several glaciers are located in the Alps, the longest of which is the aletsch Glacier in the Bernese Alps. They may be found in all of the higher groups of mountains from the Dauphiné Alps in France to the Hohe Tauern in central Austria, and the main ascent routes on many of the highest mountains pass over glaciers.

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Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission - Final Report (PDF) (Report). Government Printer for the State of Victoria. July 2010 . Retrieved 16 July 2020. Switzerland is divided into three units: The Swiss Alps (60%), the Central Plateau (30%) and the Swiss Jura (10%). So the mountain range of the alps make up a full 60%, which is accordingly around 2/3 of the country. Nevertheless, most people, i.e. 66%, live on the Swiss Central Plateau for example in Swiss cities such as „ Zurich Switzerland“, „Bern “ or „ Geneva“. During the Pleistocene ice age, commencing around 2 million years ago, when ice caps formed on many high ranges around the world, as well as at the poles, small glaciers were formed on the very highest parts of the Australian Alps, mostly in the vicinity of Mount Kosciuszko. Whilst no glaciers remain today, evidence of their past presence can be found in the numerous tarns and cirques found in that region, such as Club Lake, Blue Lake, and Hedley Tarn.

The “Swiss train journeys” such as the Glacier Express or Bernina Express are also well worth seeing. Thanks to the good infrastructure and diversity, the Swiss Alps have something for everyone and are a real highlight. The 4000ers of the Alps: Official UIAA List" (PDF). UIAA-Bulletin (145). March 1994. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 7, 2010. Another great train line is the one from Andermatt to Disentis. For example the Matterhorn-Gotthard line takes you past countless tunnels, beautiful mountains and great Swiss villages. The highlight is when the train passes the Oberalp Pass with the large Oberalpsee. Unlike the Bernina Express and the Glacier Express, no reservations are necessary here. The three most beautiful hikes in the Swiss Alps High levels of precipitation cause the glaciers to descend to permafrost levels in some areas whereas in other, more arid regions, glaciers remain above about the 3,500m (11,483ft) level. [58] The 1,817km 2 (702sqmi) of the Alps covered by glaciers in 1876 had shrunk to 1,342km 2 (518sqmi) by 1973, resulting in decreased river run-off levels. [59] Forty percent of the glaciation in Austria has disappeared since 1850, and 30% of that in Switzerland. [60]See also: List of glaciers in Switzerland This illustration of the glacier systems of the Mont Blanc massif by Alexander Keith Johnston was first published 1848 in The Physical Atlas.