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GLACIER "NIGARDSBREEN"
Risk type: glacier length changes
Glacier list |
Statistics
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| Type: |
Outlet glacier |
| Country: |
Norway |
| Region: |
Sogn & Fjordane |
| Massif/Ice Cap: |
Jostedalsbreen |
| Municipality: |
Luster |
| Municipality code: |
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| Location: |
Eastern outlet from the Jostedalsbreen ice cap |
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| Latitude (°, cent): |
61.706 N |
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| Longitude (°, cent): |
7.145 E |
| Surface (km2): |
47.82 |
| Lenght (km): |
9.6 |
| Width (km): |
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| Min. altitude (m): |
320 |
| Max. altitude (m): |
1960 |
| Orientation (°) |
135 |
| Slope (°) |
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EVENT: Date
16/8/2001
- Date quality:hours |
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| Type: |
Glacier length changes |
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| Description |
ice- and rockfall due to heavy rain |
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EVENT: Date
1/8/1998
- Date quality:days |
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| Type: |
Accident mountaineering |
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| Description |
fall into crevasse. little experience. person in unsecured group of students |
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Effects: |
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| Deaths(#) |
0 |
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Injuried (#) |
1 |
| Note |
male 24, part of glacier course. |
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EVENT: Date
14/10/1995
- Date quality:days |
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| Type: |
Accident mountaineering |
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| Description |
A man died from his injuries, after falling into a crevasse. |
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Effects: |
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| Deaths(#) |
1 |
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| Note |
ref: Aftenposten 15.10.1995. Correct glacier is "Nygardsbreen"... |
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EVENT: Date
12/8/1994
- Date quality:days |
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| Type: |
Glacier length changes |
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| Description |
Calving. Some blocks of the glacier front broke away, and slid down below the glacier. |
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Effects: |
A polish woman was seriously hurt, when she was hit by ice - blocks and thrown into the water. |
| Deaths(#) |
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Injuried (#) |
3 |
| Note |
Ref: Stavanger Aftenblad 13.8.1994 |
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EVENT: Date
22/7/1986
- Date quality:days |
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| Type: |
Glacier length changes |
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| Description |
The opening of the water-tunnel in front of the glacier collapsed, and dammed up the river for a while. When the dam broke, huge masses of water and ice-blocks slid down below the glacier. |
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Effects: |
12 people were caught by the water and ice - masses, and 2 of them died, drowning, or wore injured bye the ice-blocks. |
| Deaths(#) |
2 |
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Injuried (#) |
10 |
| Note |
Ref: Finnmark dagblad 23.7.1986 |
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EVENT: Date
1/8/1743
- Date quality:months |
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| Type: |
Glacier length changes |
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| Description |
Glacier advance. |
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Effects: |
The farm Nigard, was totally destroyed. |
| Deaths(#) |
0 |
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Injuried (#) |
0 |
| Note |
Correct date is august 1743 |
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