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GLACIER "BIS"
Risk type: ice avalanches

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Type:  Hanging glacier
Country:  Switzerland
Region:  Valais, Mattertal
Massif/Ice Cap:  
Municipality:  Randa
Municipality code:  3928
Location:  Swiss coordinates: (622'000/105'500)
 
Latitude (°, cent):  46.11
Longitude (°, cent):  7.74
Surface (km2):  5.5
Lenght (km):  3.5
Width (km):  
Min. altitude (m):  2200
Max. altitude (m):  4500
Orientation (°)  90
Slope (°)  33

EVENT:  Date  /3/1999 -  Date quality:   

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

DAMAGES    

BIBLIOGRAPHY 

EVENT:  Date  5/2/1980 -  Date quality:   

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

DAMAGES    

BIBLIOGRAPHY 

EVENT:  Date  14/7/1973 -  Date quality:   

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

DAMAGES    

BIBLIOGRAPHY 

EVENT:  Date  14/1/1955 -  Date quality:   

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

DAMAGES    

BIBLIOGRAPHY 

EVENT:  Date  18/2/1952 -  Date quality:   

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

DAMAGES    

BIBLIOGRAPHY 

EVENT:  Date  2/1/1946 -  Date quality:   

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

DAMAGES    

BIBLIOGRAPHY 

EVENT:  Date  25/12/1918 -  Date quality:   

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

DAMAGES    

BIBLIOGRAPHY 

EVENT:  Date  15/1/1867 -  Date quality:   

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

DAMAGES    

BIBLIOGRAPHY 

EVENT:  Date  //1865 -  Date quality:   

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

DAMAGES    

BIBLIOGRAPHY 

EVENT:  Date  31/1/1858 -  Date quality:   

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

DAMAGES    

BIBLIOGRAPHY 

EVENT:  Date  31/1/1857 -  Date quality:   

Type:  Ice avalanches
Description  
Effects:  Ice blocks dammed the river Vispa => flood in the village of Randa.
Deaths(#)  0
Injuried (#)  0
Note  

DAMAGES    

BIBLIOGRAPHY 

EVENT:  Date  //1848 -  Date quality:   

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

DAMAGES    

BIBLIOGRAPHY 

EVENT:  Date  7/3/1828 -  Date quality:   

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

DAMAGES    

BIBLIOGRAPHY 

EVENT:  Date  27/12/1819 -  Date quality:   

Type:  Ice avalanches
Description  13 Mio m3.
Effects:  
Deaths(#)  2
Injuried (#)  0
Note  

DAMAGES    

BIBLIOGRAPHY 

EVENT:  Date  //1819 -  Date quality:   

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

DAMAGES    

BIBLIOGRAPHY 

EVENT:  Date  12/2/1787 -  Date quality:   

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

DAMAGES    

BIBLIOGRAPHY 

EVENT:  Date  //1736 -  Date quality:   

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

DAMAGES    

BIBLIOGRAPHY 

EVENT:  Date  18/2/1720 -  Date quality:   

Type:  Ice avalanches
Description  
Effects:  
Deaths(#)  12
Injuried (#)  0
Note  

DAMAGES    

BIBLIOGRAPHY 

Röthlisberger, H., 1977 - Ice avalanches. Journal of Glaciology, 19(81):669-671

EVENT:  Date  13/1/1636 -  Date quality:   

Type:  Ice avalanches
Description  
Effects:  
Deaths(#)  37
Injuried (#)  0
Note  

DAMAGES    

BIBLIOGRAPHY 

VAW, 2002 - Inventar von gefährlichen Gletschern in der Schweiz