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GLACIER "UNTERER GRINDELWALD"
Risk type: glacier length changes
Glacier list |
Statistics
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Type: |
Valley glacier |
Country: |
Switzerland |
Region: |
Bern, Lütschental |
Massif/Ice Cap: |
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Municipality: |
Grindelwald |
Municipality code: |
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Location: |
Swiss coordinates: (647'100/161'300) |
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Latitude (°, cent): |
46,57 |
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Longitude (°, cent): |
8,05 |
Surface (km2): |
20,8 |
Lenght (km): |
8,3 |
Width (km): |
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Min. altitude (m): |
1260 |
Max. altitude (m): |
4100 |
Orientation (°) |
0 |
Slope (°) |
19 |
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EVENT: Date
11/8/1992
- Date quality: |
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Type: |
Ice avalanches |
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Description |
Breaking off of ice blocks from Challifirn. |
Effects: |
Three people killed on the path to the Mittellegihütte. |
Deaths(#) |
3 |
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Injuried (#) |
0 |
Note |
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DAMAGES |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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EVENT: Date
3/9/1983
- Date quality: |
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Type: |
Glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket) |
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Description |
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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
2/7/1951
- Date quality: |
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Type: |
Glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket) |
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Description |
135'000 m3 water. |
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
//1922
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Type: |
Ice avalanches |
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Description |
Tunnel watcher killed. |
Effects: |
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Deaths(#) |
1 |
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Injuried (#) |
0 |
Note |
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DAMAGES |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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EVENT: Date
19/9/1776
- Date quality: |
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Type: |
Glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket) |
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Description |
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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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Kienholz, H., 1977 - Kombinierte geomorphologische Gefahrenkarte 1:10'000 von Grindelwald. Geographica Bernensia, Band G4 |
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EVENT: Date
//1600
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Type: |
Glacier length changes |
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Description |
Advance of the glacier as far as Burgbühl. |
Effects: |
Stream Lütschine rerouted. Several buildings evacuated in the area of Aellawine. |
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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