GepatschfernerWith a surface area of 17 km2 and a length of 10 km Gepatschferner is the second biggest glacier in Austria (Pasterze being th ebiggest). |
Tongue of Gepatschferner from WNW (AB). | Aerial photo of the middle and upper parts of Gepatschferner from N (AB). | Accumulation area from E; lower middle: Brandenburger Haus (AB). | Langtauferer Ferner (bottom right) and Gepatschferner (upper left; AB). |
Massive meltwater discharge from the glacier portal on a hot summer day (JA). | Gepatschferner's meltwater stream flows through a geologically very complex area (JA). | Discharge through a freshly eroded meltwater channel. Note angular rocks (JA). | Roches moutonnées in the forefield of Gepatschferner (JA). |
Roche moutonnées in front of Gepatschferner; the flow direction of the ice was from left to right (JA). | Intensively folded geiss with prominent boudinage of quartz veins near Gepatschferner (JA). | Variegated rocks in the forefield of Gepatschferner; looking downvalley towards Kaunertal (JA). | Folded and weathered rocks coloured reddish-brown due to the presence of iron and manganese minerals (JA). |
Aerial photos 9th September 2008, Jakob Abermann, University of Innsbruck (AB); terrestrial photos 30th Juli 2009, Jürg Alean (JA). |