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GLACIER "T. DE MERDENSON"
Risk type: ice avalanches

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Type:  
Country:  Switzerland
Region:  Val de Bagnes
Massif/Ice Cap:  
Municipality:  Bagnes
Municipality code:  
Location:  Swiss coordinates: (594'500/96'300) Located on the western edge of "Le Pleureur".
 
Latitude (°, cent):  46.02
Longitude (°, cent):  7.37
Surface (km2):  0.005
Lenght (km):  0.07
Width (km):  
Min. altitude (m):  3400
Max. altitude (m):  3600
Orientation (°)  315
Slope (°)  15

EVENT:  Date  /7/1977 -  Date quality:   

Type:  Ice avalanches
Description  Ice masses reached the cantonal road.
Effects:  
Deaths(#)  0
Injuried (#)  0
Note  Even very small firn surfaces are potentially dangerous!

DAMAGES    

BIBLIOGRAPHY 

VAW, 2002 - Inventar von gefährlichen Gletschern in der Schweiz