Unteraar glacier: Formation of the future glacial lakes
According to a scientific study/publication by Tim Steffen, Prof. Daniel Farinotti, et al., a glacial lake will be formed in front of the Unteraar glacier. We will follow the formation of this glacial lake and publish our observations here.
Situation plan glacier end Unteraar glacier
Copyright of the map: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo. Distance from grid to grid: 1km.
Legende:
- Red lines: Outline of the future glacial lake. Source: Above-mentioned study.
- Red dot 1 = Our location 1
- Red dot 6 = Our location 6
- Red dot 14 = Our location 14.
- Yellow line = angle of view
- Line in magenta = beginning/end of the angle of view
- Red lines: Outline of the future glacial lake. Source: Above-mentioned study.
- Red dot 1 = Our location 1
- Red dot 6 = Our location 6
- Red dot 14 = Our location 14.
- Yellow line = angle of view
- Line in magenta = beginning/end of the angle of view
Points 1, 6 and 14 were measured with a handheld GPS device.
The screenshot from map.admin.ch was taken on 6.1.2023.
The map shows the status as of approx. 2016.
Key data of the lake according to the study:The map shows the status as of approx. 2016.
- Area: 0.837km2
- Largest depth: 79.6m
- Average depth: 16.0m
