Marmolada_Glacier

Marmolada Glacier

Marmolada Glacier

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The Marmolada Glacier (Italian: Ghiacciaio della Marmolada) is located on the mountain Marmolada in the province of Trentino, Italy.

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Geography

The glacier in June 2015, seen from Pian dei Fiacconi.

Marmolada Glacier is the only one in the Dolomites section of the Alps. During World War I, the front line between Austrian and Italian forces ran over Marmolada, and Austrian soldiers built quarters in glacier tunnels, forming an "ice city" of considerable size. A World War I museum, Museo della Grande Guerra in Marmolada, is located in the valley below the glacier.[1]

Incidents

On 3 July 2022, a serac collapse killed eleven mountaineers.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Corradini, Mario; Bianchini, Mariano (2005). "La Grande Guerra In Marmolada". Marmolada (in Italian). Chiari: Nordpress. pp. 59–62. ISBN 88-88657-40-1.
  2. [2]
    "Marmolada glacier collapse in Italy kills seven". BBC News. 2022-07-04. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
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