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GLACIER "ALBIGNA"
Risk type: glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket)

Glacier list | Statistics
 

Type:  Cirque glacier
Country:  Switzerland
Region:  Grisons, Val Bregaglia
Massif/Ice Cap:  
Municipality:  Vicosoprano
Municipality code:  
Location:  Swiss coordinates: (770'000/131'000)
 
Latitude (°, cent):  46.3
Longitude (°, cent):  9.65
Surface (km2):  5.3
Lenght (km):  4
Width (km):  
Min. altitude (m):  2160
Max. altitude (m):  3340
Orientation (°)  0
Slope (°)  16

EVENT:  Date  24/9/1927 -  Date quality:   

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

DAMAGES    

BIBLIOGRAPHY 

VAW, 2002 - Inventar von gefährlichen Gletschern in der Schweiz