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Viewpoint Viewpoint · Glockner Group · 2,374 m

Franz-Josefs-Höhe

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  • Pasterze on 28.8.2012
    Pasterze on 28.8.2012
    Photo: Harald Herzog, Alpenverein Austria

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47.075687, 12.750921
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47°04'32.5"N 12°45'03.3"E
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33T 329257 5216029
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