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GLACIER "BREITLOUWENEN"
Risk type: ice avalanches

 Glacier list | Statistics
 
Type:  Niche glacier
Country:  Switzerland
Region:  Bern, Lauterbrunnental
Massif/Ice Cap:  
Municipality:  Lauterbrunnen
Municipality code:  
Location:  Swiss coordinates: (637'200/150'800)
 
Latitude (°, cent):  46.51
Longitude (°, cent):  7.93
Surface (km2):  1.7
Lenght (km):  1.4
Width (km):  
Min. altitude (m):  2360
Max. altitude (m):  3700
Orientation (°)  315
Slope (°)  43.5

EVENT:  Date  22/6/1974 -  Date quality:   
Type:  Ice avalanches
Description  
Effects:  
Deaths(#)  2
Injuried (#)  0
Note  

DAMAGES    

BIBLIOGRAPHY 

VAW, 2002 - Inventar von gefährlichen Gletschern in der Schweiz