Gangotri Glacier
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Gangotri Glacier is a major Himalayan glacier in Uttarakhand, India, revered in Hinduism and known as the primary ice source feeding the upper reaches of the Ganges River.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gangotri | 3 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Himalayan glacier
ⓘ
glacier ⓘ |
| accessRoute | road to Gangotri town followed by trek to Gomukh ⓘ |
| climateZone | high mountain alpine climate ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalAssociation | Ganga goddess in Hinduism ⓘ |
| districtHeadquartersDistance | about 100 kilometres from Uttarkashi ⓘ |
| drainageBasin |
Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna river system
ⓘ
surface form:
Ganges Basin
|
| elevation |
about 13500 feet at the snout
ⓘ
about 4100 metres at the snout ⓘ |
| fedBy | snow and ice from surrounding peaks ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
icefall
ⓘ
lateral moraines ⓘ medial moraines ⓘ supraglacial debris cover ⓘ |
| hasLegalProtection | true ⓘ |
| importance |
critical for Ganges River flow in dry season
ⓘ
major freshwater source for northern India ⓘ |
| isRetreating | true ⓘ |
| isReveredAs | source of the Ganges ⓘ |
| length |
about 19 miles
ⓘ
about 30 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Garhwal
ⓘ
surface form:
Garhwal Himalaya
Uttarakhand ⓘ Garhwal ⓘ
surface form:
Uttarkashi district
|
| locatedInProtectedArea | Gangotri National Park ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Himalayas ⓘ |
| nearbyTown |
Gangotri Glacier
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Gangotri
|
| nearestMajorRiver | Bhagirathi River ⓘ |
| protectedBy | Indian environmental regulations ⓘ |
| religionSignificance | Hinduism ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
climate change impacts
ⓘ
glaciology ⓘ hydrology of the Ganges Basin ⓘ |
| retreatCause |
changes in snowfall patterns
ⓘ
climate change ⓘ rising temperatures ⓘ |
| sourceOf |
Bhagirathi River
ⓘ
Ganges ⓘ
surface form:
upper Ganges River system
|
| stateCapitalDistance | about 300 kilometres from Dehradun ⓘ |
| terminus | Gomukh ⓘ |
| tourismType |
pilgrimage tourism
ⓘ
trekking tourism ⓘ |
| trekDifficulty | moderate to difficult ⓘ |
| width | up to 2 kilometres ⓘ |
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