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Implications of climate change on Glacier de la Plaine Morte, Switzerland
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A large lake formed at the eastern base of the glacier, south of the
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located at an elevation of 2,750 m (9,020 ft), in the
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Index

Plaine Morte
French
German

Wildstrubel
Lenk
BE
Crans-Montana
VS
Switzerland
Coordinates
46°23′N 7°30′E / 46.383°N 7.500°E / 46.383; 7.500
Rhine
Rhône
French
glacier
canton of Bern
Lenk
Valais
Crans-Montana
Switzerland
ice field
Wildstrubel
Bernese
Alps
cable car
cross-country skiing
Pointe de la Plaine Morte
Valais Alps
Schneehorn

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