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GLACIER "AUSTERDALSISEN"
Risk type: glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket)

Glacier list | Statistics
 

Type:  Outlet glacier
Country:  Norway
Region:  Nordland
Massif/Ice Cap:  Svartisen East
Municipality:  Rana
Municipality code:  
Location:  
 
Latitude (°, cent):  66.57 N
Longitude (°, cent):  14.13 E
Surface (km2):  56.4
Lenght (km):  15
Width (km):  
Min. altitude (m):  208
Max. altitude (m):  1490
Orientation (°)  180
Slope (°)  

EVENT:  Date  22/7/1986 -  Date quality:day   

Type:  Accident mountaineering
Description  Two persons fell into a crevasse.
Effects:  
Deaths(#)  1
Injuried (#)  1
Note  ref. Finnmark Dagblad, 23/7-1986

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EVENT:  Date  1/8/1954 -  Date quality:months   

Type:  Glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket)
Description  Jøkullhlaup (150 mill m3) from lake Austerdalsvatnet, to Svartisvatnet and river Rana
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EVENT:  Date  1/8/1953 -  Date quality:month   

Type:  Glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket)
Description  Jøkulhlaup (136 mill m3) from lake Austerdalsvatnet to lake Svartisvatnet and river Rana. According to water gauge in Svartisdal the event started in the middle of July and culiminated around 6th August.
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EVENT:  Date  1/8/1952 -  Date quality:month   

Type:  Glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket)
Description  Jøkulhlaup (113 mill m3) from lake Austerdalsvatnet ti lake Svartisvatnet and river Rana.
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EVENT:  Date  1/8/1951 -  Date quality:month   

Type:  Glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket)
Description  Jøkulhlaup (132 mill m3) from lake Austerdalsvatn to lake Svartisvatn and river Rana.
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EVENT:  Date  1/8/1950 -  Date quality:month   

Type:  
Description  Jøkulhlaup (120 mill m3) from lake austerdalsvatnet to lake Svartisvatn and river Rana.
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EVENT:  Date  1/8/1949 -  Date quality:month   

Type:  Glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket)
Description  Jøkulhlaup (85 mill m3) from lake austerdalsvatnet to lake Svartisvatnet and river Rana.
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EVENT:  Date  1/8/1948 -  Date quality:month   

Type:  Glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket)
Description  Jøkulhlaup (92 mill m3) from lake austerdalsvatnet to lake Svartisvatnet and river Rana.
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EVENT:  Date  1/8/1947 -  Date quality:month   

Type:  Glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket)
Description  Jøkulhlaup (82 mill m3) from lake austerdalsvatnet to lake Svartisvatnet and river Rana.
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EVENT:  Date  1/8/1946 -  Date quality:month   

Type:  Glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket)
Description  Jøkulhlaup (56 mill m3) from lake austerdalsvatnet ti lake Svartisvatnet and river Rana.
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EVENT:  Date  1/10/1945 -  Date quality:month   

Type:  Glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket)
Description  Jøkulhlaup (45 mill m3) from lake Austerdalsvatnet to lake Svartisvatnet and river Rana.
Effects:  
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BIBLIOGRAPHY 

Liestøl, Olav, 1956 - Glacier dammed lakes in Norway Norsk Geografisk tidsskrift, bind 15, 1955-56, hefte 3-4, 149 s. og: Norsk Polarinstitutt. Meddelelse nr. 81

EVENT:  Date  1/8/1944 -  Date quality:month   

Type:  Glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket)
Description  Jøkulhlaup (38 mill m3) from lake austerdalsvatnet to lake Svartisvatnet and river Rana.
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EVENT:  Date  1/8/1942 -  Date quality:month   

Type:  Glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket)
Description  Jøkulhlaup (52 mill m3) from lake Austerdalsvatnet to lake Svartivatn and river Rana.
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EVENT:  Date  1/1/1941 -  Date quality:years   

Type:  Glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket)
Description  River Rana at Svartisdal, NO. Jøkull-hlaup
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