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Shrinking away.
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"Whereas glacier advance is known during the ""Little Ice Age"" (1600-1850), their retreat in the 150 years that followed is no longer in doubt (example: surface of Gébroulaz in 1965: 420 ha and in 2009: 330 ha). Recent monitoring has given surprising results. The upper part of the glacier (above 3,100 m in altitude) has thickened by 20 metres! Explanation: the glacier passes through a rocky narrowing which compresses it laterally and causes it to swell artificially."
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45.30412956.6301405
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Point of Interest updated on 03/12/2025
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3534OTR - LES TROIS VALLÉES RESISTANTE MODANE PARC NATIONAL DE LA VANOISE
Editor : IGN
Collection : TOP 25 RÉSISTANTE
Scale : 1:25 000
17.20€
3534OT - LES TROIS VALLÉES MODANE PARC NATIONAL DE LA VANOISE
Editor : IGN
Collection : TOP 25 ET SÉRIE BLEUE
Scale : 1:25 000
13.90€
TOP75003 - MASSIF DE LA VANOISE
Editor : IGN
Collection : TOP 75
Scale : 1:75 000
9.80€
TOP100D73 - SAVOIE CHAMBÉRY ALBERTVILLE PARC NATIONAL DE LA VANOISE PNR DU MASSIF DES BAUGES
Editor : IGN
Collection : TOP 100
Scale : 1:100 000
8.40€
202 JURA ALPES DU NORD
Editor : IGN
Collection : TOP 200
Scale : 1:200 000
6.80€
D38 ISÈRE
Editor : IGN
Collection : CARTES DÉPARTEMENTALES IGN
Scale : 1:150 000
5.90€
NR15 AUVERGNE-RHÔNE-ALPES RECTO/VERSO MASSIF ALPIN
Editor : IGN
Collection : CARTES RÉGIONALES IGN
Scale : 1:250 000
6.80€
NR14 AUVERGNE-RHÔNE-ALPES RECTO/VERSO MASSIF CENTRAL
Editor : IGN
Collection : CARTES RÉGIONALES IGN
Scale : 1:250 000
6.80€
EUROPE
Editor : IGN
Collection : DÉCOUVERTE DES PAYS DU MONDE IGN
Scale : 1:2 500 000
7.00€
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Parc national de la Vanoise
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