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GLACIER "OBERER GRINDELWALD"
Risk type: glacier length changes
Glacier list |
Statistics
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| Type: |
Valley glacier |
| Country: |
Switzerland |
| Region: |
Bern, Lütschental |
| Massif/Ice Cap: |
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| Municipality: |
Grindelwald |
| Municipality code: |
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| Location: |
Swiss coordinates: (652'500/162'500) |
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| Latitude (°, cent): |
46.61 |
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| Longitude (°, cent): |
8.12 |
| Surface (km2): |
9.5 |
| Lenght (km): |
5 |
| Width (km): |
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| Min. altitude (m): |
1240 |
| Max. altitude (m): |
3740 |
| Orientation (°) |
315 |
| Slope (°) |
26.5 |
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EVENT: Date
5/9/1982
- Date quality: |
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| Type: |
Ice avalanches |
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| Description |
One victim in glacier vorfield (ice blocks). |
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Effects: |
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| Deaths(#) |
1 |
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Injuried (#) |
0 |
| Note |
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DAMAGES |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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EVENT: Date
21/10/1981
- 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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EVENT: Date
//1970
- Date quality: |
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| Type: |
Glacier length changes |
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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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EVENT: Date
27/7/1927
- 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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Kienholz, H., 1977 - Kombinierte geomorphologische Gefahrenkarte 1:10'000 von Grindelwald. Geographica Bernensia Band G4. |
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EVENT: Date
17/3/1920
- Date quality: |
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| Type: |
Glacier length changes |
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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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EVENT: Date
//1920
- Date quality: |
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| Type: |
Glacier length changes |
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| Description |
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Effects: |
Path to the Glecksteinhütte had to be rerouted. |
| Deaths(#) |
0 |
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Injuried (#) |
0 |
| Note |
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DAMAGES |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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EVENT: Date
//1919
- Date quality: |
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| Type: |
Glacier length changes |
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| Description |
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Effects: |
Glacier stream rerouted. |
| Deaths(#) |
0 |
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Injuried (#) |
0 |
| Note |
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DAMAGES |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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EVENT: Date
//1918
- Date quality: |
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| Type: |
Glacier length changes |
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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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EVENT: Date
//1821
- Date quality: |
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| Type: |
Glacier length changes |
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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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EVENT: Date
//1600
- Date quality: |
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| Type: |
Glacier length changes |
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| Description |
Advance of the glacier as far as Bergelbach. |
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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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