Gangotri glacier (Sanskrit and Hindi: गंगोत्री) is located in Uttarkashi District, Uttarakhand, India in a region bordering Tibet. This glacier, one of the primary sources of the Ganges, has a volume of over 27 cubic kilometers. [1] The glacier is about 30 kilometres (19 miles) long and 2 to 4 km (1 to 2 mi) wide.

Currently 30.2 km long and between 0.5 and 2.5 km wide, Gangotri glacier is one of the largest in the Himalaya. Gangotri has been receding since 1780, although studies show its retreat quickened after 1971.

2023年7月23日 · Introduction: The Gangotri Glacier, nestled in the Garhwal Himalayas of Uttarakhand, India, is a breathtaking marvel of nature. It holds immense religious significance for Hindus and is considered the origin of the sacred River Ganges, one of …

2024年12月30日 · To assess the impact of glacier mass changes in the Gangotri basin, we conducted a comprehensive analysis using remote sensing data to estimate spatially resolved mass changes from 2000 to 2023. Our glacier mass balance estimates were based on empirical models and the digital elevation model difference method.

The Gangotri glacier is the largest glacier in the Garhwal Himalaya and the source of the sacred river Ganga. Its snout movements have been tracked for more than a century, but little is known about how the rest of its 30-km length moves and changes over time.

2024年2月26日 · The Gangotri Glacier is one of the largest glaciers in the Himalayas and is the primary source of the Ganges River. Located in the Uttarkashi district of the Indian state of Uttarakhand, it is approximately 30 kilometers long and covers an area of …

2024年6月1日 · The Gangotri glacier is the largest glacier in the Bhagirathi River basin, and its meltwater forms the main source stream of the River Ganga. Originating from the Chaukhamba massif, the glacier occupies an elevation range of 4000–7000 m above sea level, and flows 30 km north-west towards its snout (Bhattacharya et al., 2016).

Gangotri glacier (Sanskrit and Hindi: गंगोत्री) is located in Uttarkashi District, Uttarakhand, India in a region bordering Tibet. This glacier, one of the primary sources of the Ganges, has a volume of over 27 cubic kilometers. [1] The glacier is about 30 kilometres (19 miles) long and 2 to 4 km (1 to 2 mi) wide.

The Gangotri glacier is surrounded by majestic peaks of Gangotri Group, offering arduous trekking to Shivling, Thalay Sagar, Meru and Bhagirathi III. This glacier is a combination of several other glaciers that drains into it and forms a huge mass of ice.

2016年6月10日 · Gaumukh, the snout of the Gangotri glacier, named after its shape like the mouth of a cow, has retreated by over 3 kilometres since 1817, says glaciologist Milap Chand Sharma of Jawaharlal Nehru University. It was nearly two centuries ago that the retreat of the glacier was first documented by John Hodgson, a Survey of India geologist.