Pasterze ice recession

1900

1900

2009

2009

Detail from the same postcard and repeat photo from 2009: Glacier recession also takes place at high altitudes: The hanging glacier on the far left has receded considerably and the ice aprons on the northwest wall of Grossglockner's summit have almost completely disappeared.

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Grossglockner und Glockner Kees