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GLACIER "BALMHORN"
Risk type: ice avalanches

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Type:  Cirque glacier
Country:  Switzerland
Region:  Bern, Kandertal
Massif/Ice Cap:  
Municipality:  Kandersteg
Municipality code:  
Location:  Swiss coordinates: (619'000/143'600)
 
Latitude (°, cent):  46.44
Longitude (°, cent):  7.69
Surface (km2):  1.7
Lenght (km):  2.3
Width (km):  
Min. altitude (m):  2050
Max. altitude (m):  3699
Orientation (°)  30
Slope (°)  34

EVENT:  Date  6/10/1985 -  Date quality:   

Type:  Ice avalanches
Description  Ice avalanche reach the valley bottom.
Effects:  
Deaths(#)  0
Injuried (#)  0
Note  

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BIBLIOGRAPHY 

EVENT:  Date  //1983 -  Date quality:   

Type:  Ice avalanches
Description  
Effects:  
Deaths(#)  0
Injuried (#)  0
Note  

DAMAGES    

BIBLIOGRAPHY 

EVENT:  Date  12/9/1973 -  Date quality:   

Type:  Ice avalanches
Description  Ice avalanche reach the valley bottom. River Kander dammed.
Effects:  
Deaths(#)  0
Injuried (#)  0
Note  

DAMAGES    

BIBLIOGRAPHY 

EVENT:  Date  //1966 -  Date quality:   

Type:  Ice avalanches
Description  
Effects:  
Deaths(#)  0
Injuried (#)  0
Note  

DAMAGES    

BIBLIOGRAPHY 

EVENT:  Date  27/8/1966 -  Date quality:   

Type:  Ice avalanches
Description  Two major ice avalanches reach the valley bottom. Ice blocks deposited near the alpine club hut.
Effects:  
Deaths(#)  0
Injuried (#)  0
Note  

DAMAGES    

BIBLIOGRAPHY 

Röthlisberger, H., 1987 - Sliding phenomena in a steep section of Balmhorngletscher, Switzerland Journal of Geophysical Resarch, 92(B9):8999-9014

EVENT:  Date  //1934 -  Date quality:   

Type:  Ice avalanches
Description  
Effects:  
Deaths(#)  0
Injuried (#)  0
Note  

DAMAGES    

BIBLIOGRAPHY 

VAW, 2002 - Inventar von gefährlichen Gletschern in der Schweiz