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GLACIER "BIDER"
Risk type: glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket)

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Type:  Cirque glacier
Country:  Switzerland
Region:  Valais, Saastal
Massif/Ice Cap:  
Municipality:  Saas Balen
Municipality code:  3908
Location:  Swiss coordinates: (635'500/109'500)
 
Latitude (°, cent):  46.13
Longitude (°, cent):  7.89
Surface (km2):  1.5
Lenght (km):  2
Width (km):  
Min. altitude (m):  2600
Max. altitude (m):  3600
Orientation (°)  45
Slope (°)  27

EVENT:  Date  11/6/1982 -  Date quality:   

Type:  Glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket)
Description  
Effects:  
Deaths(#)  0
Injuried (#)  0
Note  

DAMAGES    

BIBLIOGRAPHY 

EVENT:  Date  /9/1981 -  Date quality:   

Type:  Glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket)
Description  
Effects:  
Deaths(#)  0
Injuried (#)  0
Note  

DAMAGES    

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EVENT:  Date  //1979 -  Date quality:   

Type:  Ice avalanches
Description  
Effects:  
Deaths(#)  0
Injuried (#)  0
Note  

DAMAGES    

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EVENT:  Date  //1978 -  Date quality:   

Type:  Ice avalanches
Description  
Effects:  
Deaths(#)  0
Injuried (#)  0
Note  

DAMAGES    

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EVENT:  Date  //1973 -  Date quality:   

Type:  Ice avalanches
Description  
Effects:  
Deaths(#)  0
Injuried (#)  0
Note  

DAMAGES    

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EVENT:  Date  //1970 -  Date quality:   

Type:  Ice avalanches
Description  
Effects:  
Deaths(#)  0
Injuried (#)  0
Note  

DAMAGES    

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EVENT:  Date  //1968 -  Date quality:   

Type:  Ice avalanches
Description  
Effects:  
Deaths(#)  0
Injuried (#)  0
Note  

DAMAGES    

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EVENT:  Date  //1959 -  Date quality:   

Type:  Ice avalanches
Description  
Effects:  
Deaths(#)  0
Injuried (#)  0
Note  

DAMAGES    

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EVENT:  Date  //1928 -  Date quality:   

Type:  Glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket)
Description  
Effects:  
Deaths(#)  0
Injuried (#)  0
Note  

DAMAGES    

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EVENT:  Date  //1828 -  Date quality:   

Type:  Glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket)
Description  
Effects:  
Deaths(#)  0
Injuried (#)  0
Note  

DAMAGES    

BIBLIOGRAPHY 

VAW, 2002 - Inventar von gefährlichen Gletschern in der Schweiz