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Fernpass

Austria / Tirol / Imst / Fernpassstraße (B 179)
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1212 m ü. NN.
Der Fernpass ist kein Bergrücken, sondern eine Schüttung aus einem gewaltigen Bergsturz von vor 12.000 Jahren

The pass was created when a huge mountain slide (actually the collapse of an entire mountain, with an estimated volume of 1,000 km3; the third-largest mountain slide ever in the eastern Alps) filled part of the valley to a height of 300-400 meters, distributing its boulders up to 16 km away. While it was initially believed that this had happened at least 12,000 years B.P.
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Coordinates:   47°21'45"N   10°49'52"E
This article was last modified 5 years ago