Eiger Glacier

The Eiger Glacier (German: Eigergletscher) is a glacier situated on the north-west side of the Eiger in the Bernese Alps of Switzerland, within the municipality of Lauterbrunnen in the canton of Bern.

[1] It extends from a height of 3,700 m (12,100 ft) above sea level behind the Little Eiger, a secondary peak to the west of the Eiger, and runs towards the valley in the direction of the Eigergletscher railway station.

[2] In 1990, a large, continuous crack was discovered during a helicopter flight, leading the Research Institute for Hydraulic Engineering, Hydrology and Glaciology at ETH Zurich [de] to begin research work, to gain knowledge about hanging glaciers and develop measures to protect the Jungfrau railway station.

Since then an automatic camera has taken a photo of the glacier every day.

This article about a glacier in the canton of Bern is a stub.

Panorama seen from the Schilthorn . Glaciers, from left to right: Gutz Glacier [ de ] , Chrinnengletscher, Upper Grindelwald Glacier , Eigergletscher, Nollen Glacier [ de ] , Guggi Glacier [ de ] , Giessen Glacier [ de ] , Silberhorn Glacier [ de ] , Hochfirn ( Jungfrau ), Rottal-Hochfirn, and Rottal Glacier [ de ]