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List Of Glaciers In Asia
This is a list of glaciers in Asia. List of glaciers China * Angsi Glacier- Tibet * Bayi Glacier - Qinghai * Hailogou Galicer - SiChuan * July 1 Glacier - GanSu * Kangshung Glacier- Tibet * Laigou Galicer - Tibet * Midui Galicer - Tibet * Mingyong Glacier - Yunnan * Muzart Glacier - Xinjiang * Purog Kangri Glacier - Tibet * Puruogangri - Tibet * Rongbuk Glacier - Tibet * Sarpo Laggo Glacier - Xinjiang * Teram Kangri Glacier - Xinjiang * Touming Mengke Glacier - GanSu * Urumqi Glacier No.1 - Xinjiang * Yinsugaiti Glacier - Xinjiang Indonesia *Carstensz Glacier *West Northwall Firn *East Northwall Firn All three are on Puncak Jaya. The Meren Glacier on the summit disappeared at some time between 1992 and 2000. India *List of glaciers of India Japan Nagano Prefecture * Kakunesato Glacier, Mount Kashimayari Toyama Prefecture * Gozenzawa Glacier, Mount Tate * Kuranosuke Glacier, Mount Tate * Komado Glacier, Mount Tsurugi * Sannomado Glacier, Mount Tsurugi * Ikenotan Glaci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angsi Glacier
__NOTOC__ The Angsi Glacier or Nangser Glacier () is a glacier located on the northern side of the Himalayas in the Purang County in China's Tibet Autonomous Region. It is immediately to the east of the Indus-Tsangpo water divide at the eastern edge of the Purang County. One of the headwaters of the Tsangpo River (Brahmaputra), called Angsi Chu or Nangser Chu, originates in this glacier. Angsi Chu merges with the Chema-yungdung Chu within a short distance (), and the combined river is called Chema-yungdung Chu. Swami Pranavananda, an Indian ascetic and pilgrim, noted in 1939 that the Tibetan traditions regard the Chema-yungdung glacier as the source of Brahmaputra. He also noted that Kubi Chu, another source stream of Brahmaputra favoured by Sven Hedin, is larger, and that the Angsi Chu gives greater length. As another complication, Angsi Chu merges with another stream called Dangkar Chu flowing from the Tumulung Lake () before its confluence with Chema-yundung Chu (). Prana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Northwall Firn
The West Northwall Firn was a glacial body on Mount Carstensz in the Sudirman Range on the island of New Guinea in Central Papua province, Indonesia. The glacier was situated at an elevation of approximately to , centered a little over northwest of Ngga Pulu and of Puncak Jaya (Carstensz Pyramid), the highest peak of Oceania. Sometime between 1936 and 1962, a single Northwall Firn split into several separate glaciers, the largest being the West Northwall Firn and the East Northwall Firn. Research presented in 2004 of IKONOS satellite imagery of the New Guinean glaciers indicated that in the two years from 2000 to 2002, the West Northwall Firn had lost a further 19.4% of its surface area. An expedition to the remaining glaciers on Puncak Jaya in 2010 found that the glacial ice was about thick and thinning at a rate of annually. At that rate, the remaining glaciers in the immediate region near Puncak Jaya were expected to last only to the year 2015. Indeed, in or before 2017, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Potanin Glacier
The Potanin Glacier is the longest glacier in Mongolia Mongolia; Mongolian script: , , ; lit. "Mongol Nation" or "State of Mongolia" () is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south. It covers an area of , with a population of just 3.3 million, ..., it stretches about 14 kilometres and located through in the Altai Tavan Bogd mountain in Altai Mountains. The glacier is named after explorer Grigory Potanin. As with many other glaciers around the world, the Potanin Glacier is gradually decreasing in size. Over a 6-year period of observation, September 2003 to September 2009, it retreated by about 90 meters, thus recording an average retreat rate of 15 m/year. It also has become thinner, especially in its lower parts; the average thinning rate of 2.6 m/year has been measured over 2004–2009. References Sources * Glaciers of Mongolia Altai Mountains {{glacier-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bayan-Ölgii Province
Bayan-Ölgii ( mn, Баян-Өлгий, ; xal, Байн-Өлгий, ; kk, Бай-Өлке / Bai-Ölke, ; "Rich region") is the westernmost of the 21 aimags (provinces) of Mongolia. The country's only Muslim and Kazakh-majority aimag, it was established in August 1940. Its capital is Ölgii. Geography The aimag is located in the extreme west of the country, and shares borders with both Russia and China. The border between the two neighbouring countries is very short here, though, and ends after about 40 km at the eastern end of Kazakhstan. Within Mongolia, the neighbouring aimags are Uvs in the north east and Khovd in the south east. Bayan-Ölgii is the highest Mongolian aimag. For the most part it is located in the Mongolian Altay, at the transition point to the Russian Altay. About 10% of the territory is covered by forests, consisting primarily of Siberian Larch. The Nairamdal Peak (also ''Friendship Peak'', Chinese: ''Youyi Feng'') of the Altai Tavan Bogd (''f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarychat Glacier
The Sarychat glacier is a north-south-aligned glacier in the Western Kokshaal-Too mountains of southern Kyrgyzstan. The southernmost ridge delimiting the glacier marks the border with China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and .... The Sarychat glacier is one of two glaciers which feed the Sarychat river before it merges with the Aytali, the other being the Fersmana Glacier to the west. Glaciers of Kyrgyzstan {{glacier-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Engilchek Glacier
Engilchek Glacier ( ky, Эңилчек, russian: Энильчек - ''Enilchek'', also Иныльчек - ''Inylchek'') is a glacier in the Central Tian Shan Mountains of Issyk-Kul Region, northeastern Kyrgyzstan. Its snout is 50 km east of the village of Engilchek. The South Engilchek Glacier ranks as the sixth longest non-polar glacier in the world and is the largest and fastest moving glacier in Kyrgyzstan. The main glacier has two arms, the North and South Engilchek Glaciers. The latter is longer and provides an overall length of . with an area of and an ice thickness of roughly 150–200 m in the bottom parts. The glacier stems from the Chinese-Kazakh-Kyrgyz massif of Khan Tengri and Pik Pobedy and the upper part of the glacier falls in all three countries. Meltwater from the glacier feeds the Engilchek River, a tributary of the Saryjaz (known as Aksu in China), which crosses the Chinese border into the Tarim Basin. Water from this glacier also feeds the seasonal g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gorodetsky Glacier
The Gorodetsky Glacier is a rock glacier on the Northern slope of the Zailiysky Alatau range. The glacier consists of left and right branches. The glacier was visited by dendrologist and archaeologist Vladimir Dmitrievich Gorodetsky (1878–1943) the first time in 1916. The glacier was named in honor of Gorodetsky 20 years later. In Soviet times, prominent glacier scientists worked on the glacier, including academician of the Academy of Sciences of the Kazakh SSR Nikolai Nikitich Palgov (1889–1970). The left branch The left branch of the glacier begins with the steep slopes of the axial ridge, the tops of which rise to a height of 4000 m. The ice volume of the glacier in this branch is 0.14 km 3. The line of the branch is located at an altitude of 3770 m. The length of the branch is 5.5 km and the area is 3.8 km2. Since 1982, this branch of the glacier has been retreating. The end of the left branch from 1938 to 1961 retreated by 320 m, the right from 1923 to 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Tsurugi (Toyama)
is located in the eastern area of Toyama Prefecture, Japan. It is one of the tallest peaks in the Hida Mountains at . It is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains, and is called "the most dangerous mountain" climbable. Tsurugi has a number of routes which approach world class long routes. It is recognised in Japan as "the" premiere mountaineering peak in winter. Although dangerous, its death toll is a small fraction of those who have died on Japan's much smaller, but more lethal Tanigawa-dake. See also * List of mountains in Japan * 100 Famous Japanese Mountains * Hida Mountains * Chūbu-Sangaku National Park is a national park in the Chūbu region of Japan. It was established around the Hida Mountains and encompasses parts of Nagano, Gifu, Toyama and Niigata prefectures. It was designated a national park on December 4, 1934, along with Daisetsuza ... References Hida Mountains Japan Alps Mountains of Toyama Prefecture {{toyama-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Tate
, commonly referred to as Tateyama, is a mountain located in the southeastern area of Toyama Prefecture, Japan. It is one of the tallest mountains in the Hida Mountains at . It is one of Japan's along with Mount Fuji and Mount Haku. Tateyama consists of three peaks: Ōnanjiyama (大汝山, 3,015 m), Oyama (雄山, 3,003 m), and Fuji-no-Oritateyama, (富士ノ折立, 2,999 m) which run along a ridge (see photo). Tateyama is the tallest mountain in the Tateyama Mountain Range (立山連峰, Tateyama-renpō). It was first climbed by Saeki no Ariyori during Japan's Asuka period. The area was made the Chūbu-Sangaku National Park on 4 December 1934. Name The kanji name for the mountain is 立山 (Tateyama), which is called ''Tateyama'' in Japanese, which means "standing (立) or outstanding (顕)" and "mountain (山)," respectively. The pronunciation of ''Tate'' is two syllables similar to ''"tah-teh"'' rather than rhyming with ''"gate."'' The Toyama Prefectural Gov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gozenzawa Glacier
__NOTOC__ Gozenzawa Glacier is located on the eastern side of Mount Ōyama in the Tateyama Mountains. Geography It was the first recorded glacier in Japan. Before its identification as a glacier, it was believed that the world's most easterly glacier was on the Kamchatka Peninsula The Kamchatka Peninsula (russian: полуостров Камчатка, Poluostrov Kamchatka, ) is a peninsula in the Russian Far East, with an area of about . The Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Okhotsk make up the peninsula's eastern and w ... in Russia. Exploration The exploration of the glacier was started in 2009 by drilling a 20 m hole in Tateyama Caldera. By 2011, GPS readings showed that the glacier had moved by about 7 to 32 centimeters. See also * List of glaciers in Japan References Glaciers of Japan Landforms of Toyama Prefecture {{glacier-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toyama Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Toyama Prefecture has a population of 1,044,588 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,247.61 km2 (1,640.01 sq mi). Toyama Prefecture borders Ishikawa Prefecture to the west, Gifu Prefecture to the south, Nagano Prefecture to the east, and Niigata Prefecture to the northeast. Toyama is the capital and largest city of Toyama Prefecture, with other major cities including Takaoka, Imizu, and Nanto. Toyama Prefecture is part of the historic Hokuriku region, and the majority of prefecture's population lives on Toyama Bay, one of the largest bays in Japan. Toyama Prefecture is the leading industrial prefecture on the Japan Sea coast and has the advantage of cheap electricity from abundant hydroelectric resources. Toyama Prefecture contains the only known glaciers in East Asia outside of Russia, first recognized in 2012, and 30% of the prefecture's area is designated as national parks. History Hist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagano Prefecture
is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Nagano Prefecture has a population of 2,052,493 () and has a geographic area of . Nagano Prefecture borders Niigata Prefecture to the north, Gunma Prefecture to the northeast, Saitama Prefecture to the east, Yamanashi Prefecture to the southeast, Shizuoka Prefecture and Aichi Prefecture to the south, and Gifu Prefecture and Toyama Prefecture to the west. Nagano is the capital and largest city of Nagano Prefecture, with other major cities including Matsumoto, Ueda, and Iida. Nagano Prefecture has impressive highland areas of the Japanese Alps, including most of the Hida Mountains, Kiso Mountains, and Akaishi Mountains which extend into the neighbouring prefectures. The abundance of mountain ranges, natural scenic beauty, and rich history has gained Nagano Prefecture international recognition as a world-class winter sports tourist destination, including hosting the 1998 Winter Olympics and a new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
