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Glacier des Bossons topographic map

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Glacier des Bossons

In 1900 the snout of the glacier was still reaching down into the valley bottom at an altitude of 1,050 metres above sea level. By 1980 the snout only reached down to about 1,200 metres, and by 2008 it had melted backwards even further backwards, ended at around 1,400 metres, albeit still well below the treeline. A series of paintings from the early 19th century and modern day photographs reveal the extent of the glacier's recession as the climate has warmed, as well as revealing evidence of glacial moraines showing its past extent down to the valley bottom.

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Name: Glacier des Bossons topographic map, elevation, terrain.

Location: Glacier des Bossons, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Upper Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Metropolitan France, 74400, France (45.82451 6.82997 45.89071 6.89291)

Average elevation: 10,295 ft

Minimum elevation: 3,501 ft

Maximum elevation: 15,761 ft

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