Niederjochferner

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Niederjochferner
Niederjochferner from northwest, in the center of the Similaun (2005)

Niederjochferner from northwest, in the center of the Similaun (2005)

location Tyrol ( Austria ), South Tyrol ( Italy )
Mountains Ötztal Alps , Schnalskamm
Type Mountain glacier
length 2.3 km (2011)
surface 1.87 km² (2006)
Exposure North
Altitude range 3600  m above sea level A.  -  2690  m above sea level A.
Coordinates 46 ° 46 '16 "  N , 10 ° 52' 21"  E Coordinates: 46 ° 46 '16 "  N , 10 ° 52' 21"  E
Niederjochferner (Tyrol)
Niederjochferner
drainage Niederjochbach → Niedertalbach → Venter Ache → Ötztaler Ache → Inn
In 2018 the upper western Niederjochferner is separated from its lower tongue

In 2018 the upper western Niederjochferner is separated from its lower tongue

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The Niederjochferner is a glacier in the Ötztal Alps that extends from the Similaun in a north-westerly direction. The name Similaunletscher , which is mainly used journalistically, goes back to the latter summit . The glacier has a western and an eastern arm, it is mostly in Austria , part of the western arm is on Italian territory and is part of the Texel Group Nature Park . To the west above the western arm is the Similaunhütte .

The glacier tongue of the glacier, which has receded considerably in recent years, extends down to around 2820  m , the glacier drains over the Niedertalbach , on which the Martin-Busch-Hütte is located, and further from Vent over the Ötztaler Ache .

The small, nameless glacier located further to the west below the Tisenjoch, which became known as the place where the glacier corpse Ötzi was found, was formerly a tribute glacier of the Niederjochferner, but is now separated from it. The Ötzi site is located approx. 70 m northeast of the Ötzi monument.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b WGMS: Fluctuations of Glaciers Database. World Glacier Monitoring Service, Zurich 2012 ( DOI: 10.5904 / wgms-fog-2012-11 ), accessed on February 7, 2013
  2. ↑ M. Mergili: Compilation of the changes in length of the Austrian glaciers 1970–2013. ( online ( Memento of the original from January 27, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this note. ). Based on: Austrian Alpine Association: Glacier Reports. Collective reports on the glacier measurements of the Austrian Alpine Club from 1971 to 2011. Compiled by H. Kinzl, G. Patzelt, A. Fischer. In: Messages from the Austrian Alpine Club / Uphill. Volume 27-67. Retrieved April 30, 2013 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.mergili.at
  3. ^ J. Abermann et al .: Quantifying changes and trends in glacier area and volume in the Austrian Ötztal Alps (1969-1997-2006). In: The Cryosphere . Volume 3, 2009, pp. 205–215 ( online )
  4. ↑ Egg & Spindler, Jahrb Römisch-Ger Zentmus Mainz 39:21, 1992