Ice cave and glacier snout of Schlatenkees, source of the creek Schlatenbach. parts of the have collapsed and melted away. Therefore an ice cave with two openings exists. The Schlatenkees is one of the biggest glaciers in Austria and retreating rapidly. Glacial till, moraine debris and roche moutonnee are visible, Europe, central europe, austria, East Tyrol

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