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GLACIER "RINDERHORN"
Risk type: ice avalanches

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Type:  Niche glacier
Country:  Switzerland
Region:  Valais, Gemmi
Massif/Ice Cap:  
Municipality:  Leukerbad
Municipality code:  3954
Location:  Swiss coordinates: (616'000/140'800)
 
Latitude (°, cent):  46.42
Longitude (°, cent):  7.65
Surface (km2):  0.3
Lenght (km):  0.8
Width (km):  
Min. altitude (m):  3000
Max. altitude (m):  3450
Orientation (°)  315
Slope (°)  29

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Type:  Ice avalanches
Description  Ice avalanches from Rinderhorn happened several times in the past. They reached the pastures vor the Hotel Schwarrenbach.
Effects:  
Deaths(#)  0
Injuried (#)  0
Note  

DAMAGES    

BIBLIOGRAPHY 

VAW, 2002 - Inventar von gefährlichen Gletschern in der Schweiz