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

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Type:  Valley glacier
Country:  Switzerland
Region:  Valais, Mattertal
Massif/Ice Cap:  
Municipality:  Zermatt
Municipality code:  3920
Location:  Swiss coordinates: (628'500/91'000)
 
Latitude (°, cent):  45.97
Longitude (°, cent):  7.8
Surface (km2):  68
Lenght (km):  12
Width (km):  
Min. altitude (m):  2120
Max. altitude (m):  4600
Orientation (°)  270
Slope (°)  10

EVENT:  Date  //1974 -  Date quality:   

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

DAMAGES    

BIBLIOGRAPHY 

Iken, A., Fabri, K. and Funk, M, 1996 - Water storage and subglacial drainage conditions inferred from borehole measurements on Gornergletscher, Valais, Switzerland Journal of Glaciology, 42(141): 233-248.

EVENT:  Date  //1944 -  Date quality:   

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

DAMAGES    

BIBLIOGRAPHY 

EVENT:  Date  23/8/1900 -  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