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GLACIER "GLACIER DE L'A NEUVE"
Risk type: glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket)

Glacier list | Statistics
 

Type:  Niche glacier
Country:  Switzerland
Region:  Valais, Val Ferret
Massif/Ice Cap:  
Municipality:  Orsières
Municipality code:  1937
Location:  Swiss coordinates: (571'000/87'300)
 
Latitude (°, cent):  45.95
Longitude (°, cent):  7.05
Surface (km2):  3
Lenght (km):  3
Width (km):  
Min. altitude (m):  2100
Max. altitude (m):  3800
Orientation (°)  90
Slope (°)  30

EVENT:  Date  5/8/1997 -  Date quality:   

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

DAMAGES    

BIBLIOGRAPHY 

EVENT:  Date  11/1/1952 -  Date quality:   

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

DAMAGES    

BIBLIOGRAPHY 

Oulianoff, N., 1954 - Ecroulements de glaces et avalanches de neige. Technical Rerport 110, Laboratoire de Géologie, Minéralogie, Géophysique et du Musée Géologique, Université de Lausanne

EVENT:  Date  22/6/1898 -  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