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GLACIER "TURTMANN, DIABLONS, STIERBERG"
Risk type: glacier length changes

Glacier list | Statistics
 

Type:  Cirque glacier
Country:  Switzerland
Region:  Valais, Mattertal
Massif/Ice Cap:  
Municipality:  Oberems
Municipality code:  3948
Location:  Swiss coordinates: (619'500/112'000)
 
Latitude (°, cent):  46.14
Longitude (°, cent):  7.69
Surface (km2):  13.1
Lenght (km):  5.8
Width (km):  
Min. altitude (m):  2260
Max. altitude (m):  4140
Orientation (°)  0
Slope (°)  18

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Type:  Glacier length changes
Description  Advances from the Turtmanngletscher could threaten the dam/hydropower installations Gougra Werke SA.
Effects:  
Deaths(#)  0
Injuried (#)  0
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DAMAGES    

BIBLIOGRAPHY 

VAW, 2002 - Inventar von gefährlichen Gletschern in der Schweiz

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Type:  Ice avalanches
Description  Ice avalanches from the Diablonsglescher and from the hanging glacier am Stierberg could reach the dam/hydropower installations of the Gougra Werke SA.
Effects:  
Deaths(#)  0
Injuried (#)  0
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DAMAGES    

BIBLIOGRAPHY