Pasterze Glacier (Hohe Tauern National Park , Austria)
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Dorcadion Team
N 47° 04.468 E 012° 44.624
33T E 328707 N 5215909
Quick Description: Beautiful, but thanks to global warming retreating Pasterze Glacier, is one of main touristic magnets of Hohe Tauern National Park in Austria...
Location: Kärnten, Austria
Date Posted: 8/24/2009 8:21:10 AM
Waymark Code: WM72NE
Published By: Groundspeak Premium Member wilsonjw
Views: 20
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Long Description:

The Pasterze Glacier, the longest glacier in Austria and in the Eastern Alps reaching from the 3 453 m Johannisberg to 2 100 m above sea level, is approximately 8.4 km long.

The Pasterze Glacier lies within the Hohe Tauern mountain range in Carinthia, directly beneath Austria's highest mountain, the Grossglockner. The Pasterze can be reached via the Grossglockner High Alpine Road and short hike from Kaiser Franz Josefs Höhe visitors center. The Pasterze Glacier has been receding since 1856. A combination of higher summer temperatures (global warming) and lower winter snowfall is causing the retreat. The thickness of the glacier currently decreases more than 5 m each year.

Mountain / landmass name: Grossglockner Mt.

Park name (if any): Hohe Tauern National Park

Glacier type: ice

Parking / trail head / boat launch:
Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe
Visitors Centrum
Heiligenblutigenblut, Kärnten Austria
9844

Travel time (approximate): 1:00 AM

Final access method: Hiking trail

Safe viewing location: N 47° 04.543 E 012° 45.044

Photograph submitted: yes
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