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France (CEMAGREF,
ETNA,
ONF-RTM,
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SMS/Nimbus), Norway (UOSLO,
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| Type: |
Cirque glacier |
| Country: |
Austria |
| Region: |
Tyrol |
| Massif/Ice Cap: |
Ötztaler Alps |
| Municipality: |
Kauns |
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| Location: |
The glacier is situated in the Kaunertal which is a sidevalley of the Upper Inntal. It is locted on the north face of Brehnkogel (3025 m). |
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| Latitude (°, cent): |
47.05 N |
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| Longitude (°, cent): |
10.78 E |
| Surface (km2): |
0.33 |
| Lenght (km): |
0.9 |
| Width (km): |
0.6 |
| Min. altitude (m): |
2640 |
| Max. altitude (m): |
2990 |
| Orientation (°) |
20 |
| Slope (°) |
16.4 |
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EVENT: Date
10/8/1890
- Date quality: |
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| Type: |
Glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket) |
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| Description |
In the year 1890 (exacte date unknown) a moraine dammed lake broke out from this small glacier and caused damages from unknown dimension in the Kaunervalley |
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Effects: |
unknown |
| Deaths(#) |
0 |
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Injuried (#) |
0 |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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Assier, A., 1990 - Les glaciers du Viso. Société Hydotechnique de France, section glaciologie-nivologie. Réunion des 15 et 16 mars, Grenoble |
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Di Bovo, S., et al., 1990 - La valanga di ghiaccio del Monviso Neve e valanghe, revue de l'AINEVA, 11, p. 6-13. |
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Dutto, F., Godone, F, et Mortara, G., 1991 - L'écroulement du glacier supérieur de Coolidge (Paroi nord du Mont Viso, Alpes occidentales). Revue de Géographie Alpine, n°2, p. 7-18. |
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Kinzl, H, 1949 - Formenkundliche Beobachtungen im Vorfeld der Alpengletscher. Veröffentlichungen des Museum Ferdinandeum in Innsbruck, Bd.26, Jg.1946, S.61-82 |
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