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GLACIER "TITLIS"
Risk type: ice avalanches

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Type:  Niche glacier
Country:  Switzerland
Region:  Obwald, Engelbergertal
Massif/Ice Cap:  
Municipality:  Engelberg
Municipality code:  
Location:  Swiss coordinates: (675'300/181'460)
 
Latitude (°, cent):  46.78
Longitude (°, cent):  8.43
Surface (km2):  1.7
Lenght (km):  1.6
Width (km):  
Min. altitude (m):  2220
Max. altitude (m):  3220
Orientation (°)  315
Slope (°)  35

EVENT:  Date  // -  Date quality:   

Type:  Ice avalanches
Description  Several small breaking off of ice were observed from the Roteggkante.
Effects:  
Deaths(#)  0
Injuried (#)  0
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DAMAGES    

BIBLIOGRAPHY 

VAW, 2002 - Inventar von gefährlichen Gletschern in der Schweiz