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GLACIER "ROSSES"
Risk type: ice avalanches
Glacier list |
Statistics
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Type: |
Niche glacier |
Country: |
Switzerland |
Region: |
Valais, Val de Trient |
Massif/Ice Cap: |
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Municipality: |
Salvan |
Municipality code: |
1922 |
Location: |
Swiss coordinates: (558'000/105'500) |
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Latitude (°, cent): |
46,1 |
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Longitude (°, cent): |
6,9 |
Surface (km2): |
0,5 |
Lenght (km): |
1 |
Width (km): |
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Min. altitude (m): |
2400 |
Max. altitude (m): |
2840 |
Orientation (°) |
90 |
Slope (°) |
24 |
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EVENT: Date
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- Date quality: |
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Type: |
Ice avalanches |
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Description |
Ices avalanches in the dammed lake Emosson could trigger an overflow of the lake. |
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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