Glacier du Sélé

Description

Glacier du Sélé is Pointe des Boeufs rouges north side glacier. Ailefroide-Pelvoux group has distinct small glaciers on its south side that are tributary glaciers but were part of the main glacier in the past. Glacier du sélé 10m shorter each year.

This was a valley glacier (Celse Nière valley), but becomes a circus glacier.

Tributary glacier:

Glacier du Clot de l'Homme
Glacier de Sialouze
Glacier du Coup de Sabre
Glacier de l'Ailefroide
Glacier des Boeufs rouges

Surrounding summits:

Pelvoux 3953m
Pic sans Nom 3914m
Ailefroide Occidentale 3954m
Ailefroide Centrale 3927m
Ailefroide Orientale 3847m
Pointe du Sélé 3557m
Pointe des Boeufs rouges 3515m
Pointe du Riou Blanc 3372m
Pointe Guyard 3465m

Measurements

Surface: 2 km2
Volume: ? m3
Length: 4 km
Width: 1 Km
Thickness: e < ? m

Altitude: 2600m < a < 3250m

Images

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