Length 6,200 m | ||
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Location Canton of Berne, Switzerland Similar Alps, Rosenlaui Glacier, Rosenhorn, Dossen, Unteraargletscher | ||
The Gauli Glacier (German: Gauligletscher) is a 6.2 km (3.9 mi) long glacier (2005) in the Bernese Alps in the canton of Berne in Switzerland. In 1973, it had an area of 17.7 km2 (6.8 sq mi). The glacier is famous for the C-53 Dakota Crash on the Gauli Glacier and the following rescue mission, which was the first carried out by an aircraft (Fieseler Storch) landing on a glacier.
Map of Gauli Glacier, 3862 Innertkirchen, Switzerland
A lake is located at the bottom of the glacier, at a height of 2,146 metres above sea level. Its surface area is 0.28 km²
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Gauli Glacier Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA