Umbalkees, Alpine glacier in Prägraten, Austria.
The Umbalkees glacier extends for 5 kilometers across the Venediger group of mountains, reaching elevations between 2400 and 3425 meters above sea level.
In 1941, a German Wehrmacht Junkers Ju 52 aircraft performed an emergency landing at 3200 meters on the glacier, with ten survivors reaching safety.
The glacier forms part of the Hohe Tauern National Park, contributing to the water system that feeds the Isel River and extends to the Danube.
Visitors can observe the glacier's southwestern face, which maintains an average slope of 19.8 percent and contains ice layers up to 120 meters thick.
Between 1989 and 2011, the Umbalkees experienced the most substantial retreat of all glaciers in East Tyrol, measuring 543 meters of ice loss.
Location: Prägraten am Großvenediger
GPS coordinates: 47.05639,12.24111
Latest update: March 2, 2025 23:52
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