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

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Type:  Valley glacier
Country:  Switzerland
Region:  Valais, Val Ferret
Massif/Ice Cap:  
Municipality:  Orsières
Municipality code:  1937
Location:  Swiss coordinates: (572'000/93'000)
 
Latitude (°, cent):  45.98
Longitude (°, cent):  7.06
Surface (km2):  6
Lenght (km):  7
Width (km):  
Min. altitude (m):  1700
Max. altitude (m):  3900
Orientation (°)  60
Slope (°)  17

EVENT:  Date  16/7/1969 -  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