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| Schlatenkees | |
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 Schlatenkees from the northeast, from the Alte Prager Hütte (2005) | |
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| Type | Valley glacier |
| Location | East Tyrol, Austria |
| Coordinates | 47°06′37″N 12°22′48″E / 47.110278°N 12.38°E |
| Area | 9.28 square kilometres (3.58 sq mi)[1] |
| Length | 6.1 kilometres (3.8 mi) (2010)[2] |
| Thickness | 41–105 metres (135–344 ft) (1987)[1] |
| Highest elevation | 3,670 metres (12,040 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 2,100 metres (6,900 ft) |
The Schlatenkees is a glacier in the Venediger Group that is in the core zone of the High Tauern National Park, east of the Großvenediger. It is in the East Tyrolean community of Matrei in Osttirol. With an area of around 9 square kilometres (3.5 sq mi), the Schlatenkees is the largest valley glacier in East Tyrol and, after the Obersulzbachkees, the second largest glacier in the Venediger group. The exposure is mainly to the east, in the highest area also to the south-east.