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GLACIER "DOLDENHORN/FRÜNDEN/OESCHINEN"
Risk type: ice avalanches
Glacier list |
Statistics
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Type: |
Cirque glacier |
Country: |
Switzerland |
Region: |
Bern, Kandertal |
Massif/Ice Cap: |
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Municipality: |
Kandersteg |
Municipality code: |
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Location: |
Swiss coordinates: (622'300/148'200) |
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Latitude (°, cent): |
46,48 |
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Longitude (°, cent): |
7,73 |
Surface (km2): |
1,5 |
Lenght (km): |
1,9 |
Width (km): |
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Min. altitude (m): |
2300 |
Max. altitude (m): |
3638 |
Orientation (°) |
315 |
Slope (°) |
35 |
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EVENT: Date
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Type: |
Ice avalanches |
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Description |
Potential ice breaking off from Doldenhorn - Fründen-, unteren or oberen Oeschinengletscher in the lake Oeschinen could trigger a splash wave. This wave could pass over the existing dam. |
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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