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Switzerland: Ice & Glaciers Once and Today Swisstopo Map No. 306
Ice and Glaciers map in the Swisstopo’s ‘Once and Today” series, presenting on one side a map of Switzerland during the Last Glacial Maximum, with on the reverse topographic maps and aerial photos of the country’s five well-known glaciers to show the extent of the retreat of the ice cover. On one side is a map of the whole country at 1:540,000 during the Last Glacial Maximum 20,000 to 11,500 years ago. The map has contours at 200m intervals both on the glaciers and the ice-free area and shows names numerous mountain peaks as well as locations of present day main towns. On the reverse five of the country’s well known glaciers: the Great Aletsch Glacier, the Trift Glacier, the Lower Grindelwald Glacier, the Morteratsch Glacier and the Gorner Glacier near Zermatt, are each shown on two topographic maps, from present day and from mid-1800s, plus on two aerial photos.Map legend and the accompanying text include English.For the list of other titles in this series please click on the series link.