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GLACIER "ALETSCH"
Risk type: glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket)
Glacier list |
Statistics
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| Type: |
Confluent glacier |
| Country: |
Switzerland |
| Region: |
Valais, Goms |
| Massif/Ice Cap: |
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| Municipality: |
Fieschertal |
| Municipality code: |
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| Location: |
Tongue : (643'370/137'750), 1720 m a.s.l; Konkordiahütte: (647'200/150'100), 2850 m a.s.l; Märjelensee: (650'000/143'500), 2348 m a.s.l |
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| Latitude (°, cent): |
46.5 |
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| Longitude (°, cent): |
8.04 |
| Surface (km2): |
125 |
| Lenght (km): |
24 |
| Width (km): |
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| Min. altitude (m): |
1600 |
| Max. altitude (m): |
4160 |
| Orientation (°) |
180 |
| Slope (°) |
6 |
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EVENT: Date
24/9/1895
- Date quality: |
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| Type: |
Glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket) |
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| Description |
"Märjelensee" lake outburst. |
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Effects: |
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| Deaths(#) |
0 |
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Injuried (#) |
0 |
| Note |
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DAMAGES |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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VAW, 2002 - Inventar von gefährlichen Gletschern in der Schweiz |
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EVENT: Date
//1894
- Date quality: |
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| Type: |
Glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket) |
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| Description |
"Märjelensee" lake outburst. |
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Effects: |
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| Deaths(#) |
0 |
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Injuried (#) |
0 |
| Note |
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DAMAGES |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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EVENT: Date
//1892
- Date quality: |
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| Type: |
Glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket) |
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| Description |
"Märjelensee" lake outburst. |
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Effects: |
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| Deaths(#) |
0 |
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Injuried (#) |
0 |
| Note |
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DAMAGES |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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EVENT: Date
25/7/1890
- Date quality: |
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| Type: |
Glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket) |
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| Description |
"Märjelensee" lake outburst. |
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Effects: |
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| Deaths(#) |
0 |
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Injuried (#) |
0 |
| Note |
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DAMAGES |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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EVENT: Date
24/6/1889
- Date quality: |
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| Type: |
Glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket) |
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| Description |
"Märjelensee" lake outburst. |
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Effects: |
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| Deaths(#) |
0 |
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Injuried (#) |
0 |
| Note |
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DAMAGES |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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EVENT: Date
4/9/1887
- Date quality: |
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| Type: |
Glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket) |
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| Description |
"Märjelensee" lake outburst. |
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Effects: |
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| Deaths(#) |
0 |
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Injuried (#) |
0 |
| Note |
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DAMAGES |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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EVENT: Date
/8/1884
- Date quality: |
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| Type: |
Glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket) |
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| Description |
"Märjelensee" lake outburst. |
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Effects: |
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| Deaths(#) |
0 |
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Injuried (#) |
0 |
| Note |
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DAMAGES |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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EVENT: Date
/1/1883
- Date quality: |
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| Type: |
Glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket) |
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| Description |
"Märjelensee" lake outburst. |
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Effects: |
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| Deaths(#) |
0 |
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Injuried (#) |
0 |
| Note |
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DAMAGES |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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EVENT: Date
9/6/1882
- Date quality: |
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| Type: |
Glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket) |
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| Description |
"Märjelensee" lake outburst. |
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Effects: |
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| Deaths(#) |
0 |
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Injuried (#) |
0 |
| Note |
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DAMAGES |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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EVENT: Date
19/7/1878
- Date quality: |
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| Type: |
Glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket) |
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| Description |
"Märjelensee" lake outburst. |
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Effects: |
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| Deaths(#) |
0 |
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Injuried (#) |
0 |
| Note |
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DAMAGES |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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EVENT: Date
//1876
- Date quality: |
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| Type: |
Glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket) |
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| Description |
"Märjelensee" lake outburst. |
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Effects: |
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| Deaths(#) |
0 |
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Injuried (#) |
0 |
| Note |
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DAMAGES |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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EVENT: Date
//1875
- Date quality: |
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| Type: |
Glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket) |
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| Description |
"Märjelensee" lake outburst. |
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Effects: |
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| Deaths(#) |
0 |
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Injuried (#) |
0 |
| Note |
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DAMAGES |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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EVENT: Date
//1874
- Date quality: |
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| Type: |
Glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket) |
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| Description |
"Märjelensee" lake outburst. |
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Effects: |
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| Deaths(#) |
0 |
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Injuried (#) |
0 |
| Note |
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DAMAGES |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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EVENT: Date
//1873
- Date quality: |
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| Type: |
Glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket) |
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| Description |
"Märjelensee" lake outburst. |
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Effects: |
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| Deaths(#) |
0 |
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Injuried (#) |
0 |
| Note |
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DAMAGES |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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EVENT: Date
//1872
- Date quality: |
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| Type: |
Glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket) |
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| Description |
"Märjelensee" lake outburst. |
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Effects: |
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| Deaths(#) |
0 |
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Injuried (#) |
0 |
| Note |
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DAMAGES |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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EVENT: Date
//1871
- Date quality: |
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| Type: |
Glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket) |
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| Description |
"Märjelensee" lake outburst. |
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Effects: |
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| Deaths(#) |
0 |
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Injuried (#) |
0 |
| Note |
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DAMAGES |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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EVENT: Date
/7/1864
- Date quality: |
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| Type: |
Glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket) |
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| Description |
"Märjelensee" lake outburst. |
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Effects: |
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| Deaths(#) |
0 |
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Injuried (#) |
0 |
| Note |
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DAMAGES |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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EVENT: Date
//1859
- Date quality: |
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| Type: |
Glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket) |
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| Description |
"Märjelensee" lake outburst. |
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Effects: |
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| Deaths(#) |
0 |
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Injuried (#) |
0 |
| Note |
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DAMAGES |
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EVENT: Date
//1858
- Date quality: |
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| Type: |
Glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket) |
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| Description |
"Märjelensee" lake outburst. |
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Effects: |
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| Deaths(#) |
0 |
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Injuried (#) |
0 |
| Note |
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DAMAGES |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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EVENT: Date
//1850
- Date quality: |
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| Type: |
Glacier length changes |
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| Description |
Advances of the glacier. |
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Effects: |
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| Deaths(#) |
0 |
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Injuried (#) |
0 |
| Note |
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DAMAGES |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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VAW, 2002 - Inventar von gefährlichen Gletschern in der Schweiz |
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EVENT: Date
/8/1848
- Date quality: |
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| Type: |
Glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket) |
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| Description |
"Märjelensee" lake outburst. |
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Effects: |
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| Deaths(#) |
0 |
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Injuried (#) |
0 |
| Note |
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DAMAGES |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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EVENT: Date
//1840
- Date quality: |
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| Type: |
Glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket) |
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| Description |
"Märjelensee" lake outburst. |
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Effects: |
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| Deaths(#) |
0 |
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Injuried (#) |
0 |
| Note |
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DAMAGES |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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EVENT: Date
/7/1828
- Date quality: |
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| Type: |
Glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket) |
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| Description |
"Märjelensee" lake outburst. |
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Effects: |
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| Deaths(#) |
0 |
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Injuried (#) |
0 |
| Note |
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DAMAGES |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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EVENT: Date
/7/1822
- Date quality: |
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| Type: |
Glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket) |
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| Description |
"Märjelensee" lake outburst. |
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Effects: |
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| Deaths(#) |
0 |
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Injuried (#) |
0 |
| Note |
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DAMAGES |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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Holzhauser, H., 1984 - Zur Geschichte der Aletschgletscher und des Fieschergletschers. Technical Report 13, Universität Zürich-Irchel, Geographisches Institut. |
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EVENT: Date
/7/1820
- Date quality: |
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| Type: |
Glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket) |
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| Description |
"Märjelensee" lake outburst. |
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Effects: |
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| Deaths(#) |
0 |
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Injuried (#) |
0 |
| Note |
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DAMAGES |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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Zumbühl, H. and Holzhauser, H., 1988 - Alpengletscher in der kleinen Eiszeit. Die Alpen, 64(3):130-322. 3. Quartal, Sonderheft zum 125. jährigen Jubiläum des SAC. |
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EVENT: Date
/8/1813
- Date quality: |
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| Type: |
Glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket) |
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| Description |
"Märjelensee" lake outburst. |
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Effects: |
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| Deaths(#) |
0 |
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Injuried (#) |
0 |
| Note |
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DAMAGES |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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Lütschg, O., 1915 - Der Märjelensee und seine Abflussverhältnisse. Eine hydrologische Studie unter Mitberücksichtigung hydrologischer Erscheinungen in anderen Flussgebieten. Verbandschrift Nr. 1, Analen der Schweizerischen Landeshydrologie, Zürich. |
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