Former Kolka Glacier

Russia / Alanija / Verkhniy Fiagdon /
 glacier, invisible
Kolka Glacier is a glacier in North Ossetia, Russia, near Mount Kazbek, known for its surging properties. The most recent and the most powerful surge took place on September 20, 2002, resulting in deaths of at least 125 people[1]

On September 20, 2002, a collapse of a hanging glacier from the slope of Mt. Dzhimarai-Khokh onto the Kolka Glacier triggered an avalanche of ice and debris that went over the Maili Glacier terminus then slid more than 15 miles (24 km). The avalanche buried small villages in the Russian Republic of North Ossetia, killing dozens of people
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolka-Karmadon_rock_ice_slide
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Coordinates:   42°43'54"N   44°26'42"E
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