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GLACIER "STEIN"
Risk type: glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket)
Glacier list |
Statistics
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| Type: |
Cirque glacier |
| Country: |
Switzerland |
| Region: |
Bern, Gadmertal |
| Massif/Ice Cap: |
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| Municipality: |
Gadmen |
| Municipality code: |
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| Location: |
Swiss coordinates: (676'000/175'300) |
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| Latitude (°, cent): |
46.7 |
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| Longitude (°, cent): |
8.42 |
| Surface (km2): |
8 |
| Lenght (km): |
4.3 |
| Width (km): |
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| Min. altitude (m): |
1940 |
| Max. altitude (m): |
3500 |
| Orientation (°) |
0 |
| Slope (°) |
20 |
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EVENT: Date
23/8/1998
- Date quality: |
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| Type: |
Glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket) |
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| Description |
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Effects: |
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| Deaths(#) |
0 |
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Injuried (#) |
0 |
| Note |
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DAMAGES |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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VAW, 2002 - Inventar von gefährlichen Gletschern in der Schweiz |
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EVENT: Date
29/7/1956
- Date quality: |
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| Type: |
Glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket) |
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| Description |
Lake broke during the night out and broke the dam located at the end of the lake. |
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Effects: |
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| Deaths(#) |
0 |
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Injuried (#) |
0 |
| Note |
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DAMAGES |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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VAW, 2002 - Inventar von gefährlichen Gletschern in der Schweiz |
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