Marmolada Glacier

Marmolada Glacier
Marmolada Glacier
	A view of the Marmolada Glacier.
	Marmolada Glacier Glacier's location in the Alps Marmolada Glacier Marmolada Glacier (Northern Italy)
Location	Dolomites section of the Alps
Coordinates	46°26′24″N 11°51′36″E

The Marmolada Glacier (Italian: Ghiacciaio della Marmolada) is located on the mountain Marmolada in the district of Trentino, Italy.

Geography

The glacier in June 2015, seen from Pian dei Fiacconi.

Marmolada Glacier is the only oner of the Dolomites section of the Alps. During World War I, the front line between Austrian and Italian forces ran over Marmolada, and Austrian soldiers built quarters in glacier tunnels, forming an "ice city" of considerable size. A World War I museum, Museo della Grande Guerra in Marmolada, is located in the valley below the glacier.[1]

References

Corradini, Mario; Bianchini, Mariano (2005). "La Grande Guerra In Marmolada". Marmolada (in Italian). Chiari: Nordpress. pp. 59–62. ISBN 88-88657-40-1.

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[m-1] Corradini, Mario; Bianchini, Mariano (2005). "La Grande Guerra In Marmolada". Marmolada (in Italian). Chiari: Nordpress. pp. 59–62. ISBN 88-88657-40-1.