Schneeferner
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The Schneeferner in the Bavarian Alps is Germany's highest and largest glacier.
The Northern Schneeferner and the remnants of the Southern Schneeferner (left), end July 2006
The Northern Schneeferner on 22 September 2009
The Southern Schneeferner on 28 August 2003, immediately after the record heat wave
Blaueis
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The Blaueis is the northernmost glacier in the Alps and lies within the municipality of Ramsau in the Bavarian part of the Berchtesgaden Alps.
Schneeferner
…elevation of 2,640 metres (8,660 ft) above sea level and is therefore higher than the other German glaciers: the Höllentalferner, Watzmann Glacier and Blaueis. It flows from west to east with a gentle gradient, especially in its lower reaches. North of the glacier is the arête running from the Zugspitze to…
The Blaueis Glacier from the Hochkalter climbing path over the Schönen Fleck ca. 1985
The Blaueis Glacier which had clearly retreated in 2003
The Blaueis Glacier in spring 2007
The Blaueis Glacier, Blaueis wind gap (Blaueisscharte) and peak of the Blaueisspitze. Behind: the Watzmann