Géant Glacier

View looking over the Géant Glacier. The tracks of climbers wend their way between enormous crevasses. Mont Blanc (centre), Tour Ronde (left). July 2010
LocationAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Coordinates45°51′30″N 06°55′00″E / 45.85833°N 6.91667°E / 45.85833; 6.91667

The Géant Glacier (French: Glacier du Géant) is a large glacier on the French side of the Mont Blanc massif in the Alps. It is the main supplier of ice (via the Vallée Blanche) to the Mer de Glace which flows down towards Montenvers. It gets its name from the nearby Dent du Géant.

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