Hintereisferner Glacier, Austria (IMAGE)

University of Washington

Hintereisferner Glacier, Austria

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This image shows the Hintereisferner Glacier in Austria in 2006. The edge of the glacier is 2.8 km (1.75 miles) farther up the valley than it was in 1880.

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A. Lambrecht/World Glacier Monitoring Service

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