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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 "CORBASSIÈRE"
Risk type: glacier length changes
Glacier list |
Statistics
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| Type: |
Valley glacier |
| Country: |
Switzerland |
| Region: |
Valais, Val de Bagnes |
| Massif/Ice Cap: |
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| Municipality: |
Bagnes |
| Municipality code: |
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| Location: |
Swiss coordinates: (588'500/955'500) |
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| Latitude (°, cent): |
45.96 |
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| Longitude (°, cent): |
7.29 |
| Surface (km2): |
5 |
| Lenght (km): |
5 |
| Width (km): |
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| Min. altitude (m): |
2380 |
| Max. altitude (m): |
3370 |
| Orientation (°) |
60 |
| Slope (°) |
11 |
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EVENT: Date
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- Date quality: |
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| Type: |
Glacier length changes |
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| Description |
Advances of the glacier the Corbassière vor the 1990's threatened a water catchment. The glacier is retreating since then. |
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Effects: |
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| Deaths(#) |
0 |
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Injuried (#) |
0 |
| Note |
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DAMAGES |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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VAW, 2002 - Inventar von gefährlichen Gletschern in der Schweiz |
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