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Glaciers
The Himalayan region abounds in glaciers. Most of the
big glaciers lie in the eastern Himalayas. As the
western Himalayas receive only a small amount of
rainfall, barring the formation of vast snowfields, the
source of some of the big rivers of Nepal are in fact
glaciers.
Nepal's largest glacier lies in the Mahalangur and the
Kumbhakarna ranges. Khumbu is the biggest glacier and
Langtang the longest. Kanchenjunga, Yalung, Nupchu and
Lamtang are some other glaciers belonging to the eastern
Himalayas. Tukche and Hidden valley glaciers belong to
the central Himalayas but these are comparatively small.
Eating into the land along their course, the glaciers
have been partly responsible for changing the Himalayan
landscape, and for evolving various geo-patterns ranging
from big cirques and rock basins to hanging valleys and
morainic ridges. |
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Khumbu
Glaciers |
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Langtang
Glaciers |
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