Himalayan Glaciers
Siachen Glacier : Siachen is known as the largest glacier in the world outside the Polar Regions
Bhagirathi-Khark Glacier: Located near the most holy pilgrimage site of Badrinath
Himalayan Destinations: Lahaul & Spiti, Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh
GLACIERS
IN JAMMU KASHMIR
What can make a mountaineering expedition, an adventure one could never
forget? If its done on the glaciers that are still craving to be explored.
The Himalayan range offers some of the most rigorous mountaineering
challenges one can ever come across. The glaciers of Ladakh and Kashmir
regions can test one's survival to the fittest and most testing of them
all is the Siachen glacier, known as the largest glacier outside the Polar
Regions.
Biafo Glacier
The Biafo glacier is located on the south-facing slopes of the Karakoram
Range in the Baltistan area of Ladakh. It has a length of about 60-km and
descends from a large glacial trough. The main stream originating from
this glacier flows into the Shigar River, which in turn is a tributary of
the Indus River. Small valley glaciers feed the main glacier at various
points. There is virtually no vegetative cover in this tract.
Siachen Glacier
The Siachen glacier lies in the extreme north-central part of Jammu and
Kashmir near the border of India and Tibet. With a length of about 72-km,
Siachen is known as the largest glacier in the world outside the Polar
Regions. Located on the north-facing slopes of the Karakoram Range,
Siachen feeds the Mutzgah or Shaksgam River that flows parallel to the
Karakoram Range before entering into Tibet.
Baltoro Glacier
The Baltoro glacier is situated on the southern slopes of the central
Karakoram Range in the Baltistan area of Jammu and Kashmir. The location
of Boltoro is in a huge arena hemmed by high peaks.
Hispar Glacier
Situated on the southern slopes of the Karakoram Range in the Baltistan
area of Ladakh is Hispar Glacier. A very large glacier feeding the main
stream of the Shigar River, which in turn drains into the Indus River. The
main glacier has a length of about 60-km and is the third largest glacier
in the Himalayan region.
Nubra Glacier
The Nubra glacier is located on the southern slopes of the Karakoram
Range in the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir. It is a large glacier
located in a huge amphitheater that is ringed by towering peaks.
GLACIERS IN UTTRANCHAL
Dokriani Glacier
Dokriani 'Bamak' is a well-developed medium sized glacier of the
Bhagirathi basin. The glacier is formed by two cirques, originating at the
northern slope of Draupadi Ka Danda and Jaonli Peak, 5,600 m and 6,000 m
respectively. The glacier is 5-km long and flows in the northwest
direction terminating at an elevation of 3,800m.
Bandarpunch Glacier
Bandarpunch is an important glacier of Yamuna river basin. The glacier is
12-km long situated on the northern slopes of Bandarpunch Peak (6,316m),
Bandarpunch West (6,102 m) and Khatling peak (6387 m). The glacier is
formed by three cirque glaciers and later joins the Yamuna River. It lies
on a gentle slope and is bounded by lateral moraines, which indicate the
last surface level of the glacier.
Khatling Glacier
This lateral glacier situated in Tehri district is the source of river
Bhilangna. Snow peaks of the Jogin group, Sphetic Pristwar, Barte Kauter
Kirti Stambh and Meru surround the glacier. The moraines on the side of
the glaciers look like standing walls of gravel mud.
Doonagiri Glacier
Doonagiri glacier is one of the important glaciers of Dhauli Ganga system
of glaciers where more than 500 glaciers, of different shapes and sizes
lie in the deep and narrow valleys. The important glaciers here are:
Changbang, Girthi, Hoti and Niti glaciers. Doonagiri glacier is 5.5-km
long, extending between an elevation from it head 5,150m to the snout
4,240m, which is the terminal point of the glacier. A stream originating
from the glacier merges into Dhauli Ganga near the Juma village.
Tiprabamak Glacier
Tiprabamak (Bamak is the local name for the glacier) is a 6-km long
glacier of Bhyundar Ganga basin in the Alaknanda catchment. Nearly 16
glaciers of various sizes and shapes exist in the basin, out of which only
Tiprabamak and adjoining Ratanban glaciers are of significance. The melted
water discharge of these glaciers emerges from a single ice cave at the
snout of the Tiprabamak.
Satopanth, Bhagirathi-Khark Glacier
The Satopanth and Bhagirathi Kharak are important glaciers in upper
Alaknanda basin and are a source of the river Alaknanda. These glaciers
are located 17-km from the famous temple of Badrinath, in Chamoli
district. The Satopanth glacier is possibly derived from two words; 'Sato'
meaning heaven and 'Panth' stands for path or way.
These glaciers originate from the peaks of Chaukhamba and Badrinath range
of peaks, which separate them from the Gangotri group of glaciers. These
glaciers are 13 and 18 -km long, respectively and terminate at an
elevation of 3,810 m and 3,820m, respectively.
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