Massa (river) explained

Massa
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Switzerland
Length:7km (04miles)
Source1:Aletsch Glacier
Source1 Location:Valais
Source1 Coordinates:46.4422°N 8.0772°W
Mouth:Rhône
Mouth Location:Bitsch, Valais
Mouth Coordinates:46.3298°N 8.0129°W

The Massa (pronounced as /de/) is a seven kilometre long river in the eastern Bernese Alps in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is mainly fed by the melt-water from the Aletsch Glacier.[1] It passes through the Massa Gorge and flows into the Stausee Gibidum reservoir and onwards to its confluence with the Rhône.

The whole area, including other glaciers is part of the Jungfrau-Aletsch Protected Area, which was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2001.

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  1. Web site: Earth From Space: Aletsch Glacier, Swiss and Italian Alps . SpaceRef . 26 January 2015 . 10 February 2021.