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GLACIER "HANGFIRN"
Risk type: ice avalanches

Glacier list | Statistics
 

Type:  Niche glacier
Country:  Switzerland
Region:  Uri, Maderanertal
Massif/Ice Cap:  
Municipality:  Silenen
Municipality code:  
Location:  Swiss coordinates: (705'500/183'600)
 
Latitude (°, cent):  46.8
Longitude (°, cent):  8.82
Surface (km2):  0.09
Lenght (km):  0.4
Width (km):  
Min. altitude (m):  2400
Max. altitude (m):  2760
Orientation (°)  0
Slope (°)  42

EVENT:  Date  19/9/1965 -  Date quality:   

Type:  Ice avalanches
Description  Ice avalanche reached bottom out off Gries and folllowed the Schafloch-Ribital.
Effects:  
Deaths(#)  0
Injuried (#)  0
Note  Path to the alpine club hut Hüfi threatened.

DAMAGES    

BIBLIOGRAPHY 

VAW, 2002 - Inventar von gefährlichen Gletschern in der Schweiz