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GLACIER "ROSSES"
Risk type: ice avalanches

Glacier list | Statistics
 

Type:  Niche glacier
Country:  Switzerland
Region:  Valais, Val de Trient
Massif/Ice Cap:  
Municipality:  Salvan
Municipality code:  1922
Location:  Swiss coordinates: (558'000/105'500)
 
Latitude (°, cent):  46.1
Longitude (°, cent):  6.9
Surface (km2):  0.5
Lenght (km):  1
Width (km):  
Min. altitude (m):  2400
Max. altitude (m):  2840
Orientation (°)  90
Slope (°)  24

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Type:  Ice avalanches
Description  Ices avalanches in the dammed lake Emosson could trigger an overflow of the lake.
Effects:  
Deaths(#)  0
Injuried (#)  0
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DAMAGES    

BIBLIOGRAPHY 

VAW, 2002 - Inventar von gefährlichen Gletschern in der Schweiz