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Gauli Glacier

Gauligletscher
Schreckhorn lauteraarhorn.jpg
Gauligletscher (far right)
Location Canton of Berne, Switzerland
Coordinates 46°36′41″N 8°11′11″E / 46.61139°N 8.18639°E / 46.61139; 8.18639Coordinates: 46°36′41″N 8°11′11″E / 46.61139°N 8.18639°E / 46.61139; 8.18639
Length 6.2 km

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.

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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