![000 The Montenvers train travels between Chamonix (altitude: 1050m) and the hotel of Montenvers (altitude: 1913m) which overlooks the largest glacier in the valley,...](thumbs/000.webp)
The Montenvers train travels between Chamonix (altitude: 1050m) and the hotel of Montenvers (altitude: 1913m) which overlooks the largest glacier in the valley,…
![013 Mer de glace: the largest glacier in France is 7km long and covers 40 square km. It is also several hundred meters thick. Its thickness varies with the year and...](thumbs/013.webp)
Mer de glace: the largest glacier in France is 7km long and covers 40 square km. It is also several hundred meters thick. Its thickness varies with the year…
![009 The glacier is actually moving like a river under the effect of its own weight, traveling 90 meters every year (1cm every hour). The seasonal effects of melting...](thumbs/009.webp)
The glacier is actually moving like a river under the effect of its own weight, traveling 90 meters every year (1cm every hour). The seasonal effects of…
![012 The glacier carries stones; during the periods (decades) when the glacier grows, the stones are covered with snow and ice and the glacier is whiter. When the...](thumbs/012.webp)
The glacier carries stones; during the periods (decades) when the glacier grows, the stones are covered with snow and ice and the glacier is whiter. When the…