Giétro Glacier
| Giétro Glacier | |
|---|---|
| Glacier du Giétro | |
Giétro Glacier, August 2007 | |
| Type | Valley glacier |
| Location | Valais, Switzerland |
| Coordinates | 45°59′42″N 7°23′18″E / 45.99500°N 7.38833°E |
| Area | 5.3 km2 (2.0 sq mi) |
| Length | 4.45 km (2.77 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 3,820 m (12,530 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 2,750 m (9,020 ft) |
| Status | Receding |
The Giétro Glacier or Giétroz Glacier (French: Glacier du Giétro) is a 4 km long valley glacier located in south-western Switzerland. The 1818 Giétro Glacier catastrophe, which led to a lake outburst flood, is one of the most famous and most disastrous historical cases in the Swiss Alps.