List of glaciers of India
List of glaciers of India
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Himalayan region of India is home of some of the most notable glaciers in the world. This is a list of the notable glaciers in India. Most glaciers lie in the states of Sikkim, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
Few glaciers are also found in Arunachal Pradesh.
Parkachik Glacier, Nun Kun Massif
Contents
1 List of Indian glaciers
1.1 Arunachal Pradesh
1.2 Jammu and Kashmir
1.3 Himachal Pradesh
1.4 Sikkim
1.5 Uttarakhand
2 See also
List of Indian glaciers[edit]
Arunachal Pradesh[edit]
In Arunachal Pradesh, glaciers are found in Greater Himalaya ranges which run along the Tibetan border. All peaks here rise above 4500 meters and are snow covered throughout the year.
Important glaciers:
- Bichom Glacier
- Kangto Glacier
Jammu and Kashmir[edit]
Nun Kun Massif
Parkachik
Drang-Drung-Glacier
Siachen Glacier is the second longest glacier outside of the polar regions and largest in the Himalayas-Karakoram region- Hari parbat Glacier
- Chong Kmdan Glacier
- Drang Drung Glacier
- Kazi N Glacier
- Machoi Glacier
- Nubra Glacier
- Nun Kun
- Parkachik Glacier
- Shafat Glacier
- Shirwali Glacier
- Rimo Glacier
- Tayseer Glacier
Himachal Pradesh[edit]
- Bara Shigri Glacier
- BCB Glacier (bcb land)
- Beas Kund glacier
- Bhadal Glacier
- Bhaga Glacier
- Chandra Glacier
- Chandra Nahan Glacier
- Chhota Shigri
- Dhaka Glacier
- North Dakka Glacier
- Gora Glacier
- The Lady of Keylong
- Miyar Glacier
- Mukkila Glacier
- Parbati and Dudhon
- Perad Glacier
- Sonapani
Sikkim[edit]
- Zemu Glacier
- Rathong Glacier
- Lonak Glacier
Uttarakhand[edit]
Goumukh, terminus of the Gangotri glacier. The Bhagirathi peaks rise in the background.
- Gangotri Glacier
- Jaundhar
- Kafni Glacier
- Kalabaland Glacier
- Kedar Bamak Glacier
- Meola Glacier
- Milam Glacier
- Namik Glacier
- Panchchuli Glacier
- Pindari Glacier
- Ralam Glacier
- Sona Glacier
- Satopanth Glacier
- Sunderdhunga Glacier
- Dokriani Glacier
- Chorabari Glacier
See also[edit]
- List of glaciers
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- Lists of glaciers
- Glaciers of the Himalayas
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