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GLACIER "OBERER GRINDELWALD"
Risk type: glacier length changes

Glacier list | Statistics
 

Type:  Valley glacier
Country:  Switzerland
Region:  Bern, Lütschental
Massif/Ice Cap:  
Municipality:  Grindelwald
Municipality code:  
Location:  Swiss coordinates: (652'500/162'500)
 
Latitude (°, cent):  46.61
Longitude (°, cent):  8.12
Surface (km2):  9.5
Lenght (km):  5
Width (km):  
Min. altitude (m):  1240
Max. altitude (m):  3740
Orientation (°)  315
Slope (°)  26.5

EVENT:  Date  5/9/1982 -  Date quality:   

Type:  Ice avalanches
Description  One victim in glacier vorfield (ice blocks).
Effects:  
Deaths(#)  1
Injuried (#)  0
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EVENT:  Date  21/10/1981 -  Date quality:   

Type:  Glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket)
Description  
Effects:  
Deaths(#)  0
Injuried (#)  0
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EVENT:  Date  //1970 -  Date quality:   

Type:  Glacier length changes
Description  
Effects:  
Deaths(#)  0
Injuried (#)  0
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EVENT:  Date  27/7/1927 -  Date quality:   

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

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BIBLIOGRAPHY 

Kienholz, H., 1977 - Kombinierte geomorphologische Gefahrenkarte 1:10'000 von Grindelwald. Geographica Bernensia Band G4.

EVENT:  Date  17/3/1920 -  Date quality:   

Type:  Glacier length changes
Description  
Effects:  
Deaths(#)  0
Injuried (#)  0
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EVENT:  Date  //1920 -  Date quality:   

Type:  Glacier length changes
Description  
Effects:  Path to the Glecksteinhütte had to be rerouted.
Deaths(#)  0
Injuried (#)  0
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EVENT:  Date  //1919 -  Date quality:   

Type:  Glacier length changes
Description  
Effects:  Glacier stream rerouted.
Deaths(#)  0
Injuried (#)  0
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EVENT:  Date  //1918 -  Date quality:   

Type:  Glacier length changes
Description  
Effects:  
Deaths(#)  0
Injuried (#)  0
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EVENT:  Date  //1821 -  Date quality:   

Type:  Glacier length changes
Description  
Effects:  
Deaths(#)  0
Injuried (#)  0
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EVENT:  Date  //1600 -  Date quality:   

Type:  Glacier length changes
Description  Advance of the glacier as far as Bergelbach.
Effects:  
Deaths(#)  0
Injuried (#)  0
Note  

DAMAGES    

BIBLIOGRAPHY 

VAW, 2002 - Inventar von gefährlichen Gletschern in der Schweiz