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GLACIER "ROCHEMELON"
Risk type: miscellaneous
Glacier list |
Statistics
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Type: |
Ice cap |
Country: |
France |
Region: |
Savoie |
Massif/Ice Cap: |
Mont Blanc |
Municipality: |
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Municipality code: |
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Location: |
on the frontier between Maurienne and Italy, in the Ribon valley |
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Latitude (°, cent): |
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Longitude (°, cent): |
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Surface (km2): |
2,5 |
Lenght (km): |
3 |
Width (km): |
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Min. altitude (m): |
2800 |
Max. altitude (m): |
3300 |
Orientation (°) |
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Slope (°) |
9 |
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EVENT: Date
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- Date quality: |
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Type: |
Glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket) |
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Description |
breaking up of the morainic dam (renard, flooding). Strong hazard/risk |
Effects: |
strong vulnerability in the valley of Suse |
Deaths(#) |
0 |
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Injuried (#) |
0 |
Note |
the quality of the information is low; the lack of details prevent to determine the phenomenon |
DAMAGES |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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Mercalli.L, 0 - |
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