Furka Pass and the Rhone Glacier

On the way back from EFTF2014 in Neuchatel to Zurich airport we took the scenic route via Grimsel Pass (2165 m) and Furka Pass (2429 m), stopping to look at the ever shrinking Rhone Glacier on the way.

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Google map view of the area: https://goo.gl/maps/DBlwA

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See also: a video that compares the footage in the 1964 James Bond movie "Goldfinger" to views in 2011.

 

 

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