Pasterze Glacier
| Pasterze Glacier | |
|---|---|
Pasterze with Grossglockner massif (left) and Johannisberg peak in 2014 | |
| Type | Mountain glacier |
| Location | Grossglockner, Austria |
| Coordinates | 47°5′8″N 12°43′24″E / 47.08556°N 12.72333°E |
| Area | 18.5 km2 (7.1 sq mi) (2006) |
| Length | 8.3 km (5.2 mi) (2006) |
| Thickness | about 120 m (400 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 3,453 m (11,329 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 2,100 m (6,900 ft) |
| Terminus | Talus |
| Status | Retreating |
The Pasterze, at approximately 8.4 kilometres (5.2 mi) in length, is the longest glacier in Austria and in the Eastern Alps. It lies within the Glockner Group of the High Tauern mountain range in Carinthia, directly beneath Austria's highest mountain, the Grossglockner.