Meltwater lake on medial moraineBelow the confluence of Finsteaar- und Lauteraargletscher a perticularly beautiful meltwater lake had formed by summer 2004. However, by September 2005 it had drained through an englacial tunnel. | |||
 Aerial photo, looking upglacier; the lake is below the centre. |  Aerial photo taken from the south. Another, smaller lake can be seen at lower left. |  Left: on the edge of the lake in 2004; right: after draining, note funnel-like entrance of tunnel (Sept. 2005). |  Detail of lake margin. |
| Photos Jürg Alean | |||