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GLACIER "TOURNELON BLANC"
Risk type: ice avalanches

Glacier list | Statistics
 

Type:  Niche glacier
Country:  Switzerland
Region:  Valais, Val de Bagnes
Massif/Ice Cap:  
Municipality:  Bagnes
Municipality code:  
Location:  Swiss coordinates: (591'000/91'500)
 
Latitude (°, cent):  45.98
Longitude (°, cent):  7.32
Surface (km2):  0.5
Lenght (km):  0.5
Width (km):  
Min. altitude (m):  3300
Max. altitude (m):  3700
Orientation (°)  60
Slope (°)  39

EVENT:  Date  /7/1998 -  Date quality:   

Type:  Ice avalanches
Description  Ice blocks on the road to Chanrion.
Effects:  
Deaths(#)  0
Injuried (#)  0
Note  

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BIBLIOGRAPHY 

EVENT:  Date  /7/1997 -  Date quality:   

Type:  Ice avalanches
Description  Ice blocks on the road to Chanrion.
Effects:  
Deaths(#)  0
Injuried (#)  0
Note  

DAMAGES    

BIBLIOGRAPHY 

EVENT:  Date  13/6/1976 -  Date quality:   

Type:  Ice avalanches
Description  Ice blocks reached the Mauvoisin lake and spilled the road to Chanrion.
Effects:  
Deaths(#)  0
Injuried (#)  0
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EVENT:  Date  /8/1966 -  Date quality:   

Type:  Ice avalanches
Description  30'000 m3 ice.
Effects:  
Deaths(#)  0
Injuried (#)  0
Note  

DAMAGES    

BIBLIOGRAPHY 

VAW, 2002 - Inventar von gefährlichen Gletschern in der Schweiz