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Satellite view of Mer de Glace, 22 September 2026
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026. Captured 22 September 2026.45.89° N, 6.94° E
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Mer de Glace

Mer de Glace is a 30.7 km² glacier in France, in the Alps area of Central Europe. It is 13.2 km long, from 1,487 m to 3,935 m above sea level.

Inventory ID RGI2000-v7.0-G-11-00757, outline mapped in 2003. Source: Randolph Glacier Inventory 7.0. More glaciers in Central Europe.

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Area
30.7 km²
Length
13.2 km
Highest point
3,935 m
Lowest point
1,487 m
Median elevation
3,020 m
Mean slope
20°
Glacier data: RGI 7.0 Consortium (2023), Randolph Glacier Inventory, Version 7.0, NSIDC, CC BY 4.0. Adoption is symbolic and gives no legal title to the ice.