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GLACIORISK EUROPEAN PROJECT
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France (CEMAGREF,
ETNA,
ONF-RTM,
LGGE-CNRS), Italy (CNR-IRPI,
SMS/Nimbus), Norway (UOSLO,
NVE),
Iceland (UI
(IS)), Austria (DGGS),
Switzerland (VAW-ETHZ) |
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GLACIER "SOLDA"
Risk type: glacier length changes
Glacier list |
Statistics
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| Type: |
Confluent glacier |
| Country: |
Italy |
| Region: |
Alto Adige |
| Massif/Ice Cap: |
Ortles-Cevedale |
| Municipality: |
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| Location: |
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| Latitude (°, cent): |
46.49 N |
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| Longitude (°, cent): |
10.6 E |
| Surface (km2): |
6.48 |
| Lenght (km): |
4.2 |
| Width (km): |
0.7 |
| Min. altitude (m): |
2410 |
| Max. altitude (m): |
3905 |
| Orientation (°) |
45 |
| Slope (°) |
17 |
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EVENT: Date
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- Date quality:1817-18 |
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| Type: |
Glacier length changes |
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| Description |
Rapid advance of the snout, 1200 m in one year (from 1817 to 1818). |
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Effects: |
Inhabitants were moved from Gampen village; in 1819 ice was only 300 m far from houses. |
| Deaths(#) |
0 |
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Injuried (#) |
0 |
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DAMAGES |
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None |
Description: |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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Bachmann R., 1984 - Ghiacciai delle Alpi. Zanichelli, Bologna, p. 279 |
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Desio, 1967 - I ghiacciai del gruppo Ortles - Cevedale CNR - CGI, Tamburini Ed., Torino, p. 653 |
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Tufnell L., 1984 - Glacier hazards. Longman, New York, p. 23 |
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