Namik Glacier

Glacier in Uttarakhand, India

30°13′03″N 80°07′03″E / 30.21750°N 80.11750°E / 30.21750; 80.11750Length3 km (1.9 mi) Map

Namik Glacier is situated in the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand state in India.

Geography

The glacier is situated on the Kumaon Himalayas at an altitude of 3,600 m (11,800 ft).^[1] This glacier is the source of the Ramganga River.^[2] The glacier is surrounded by the following peaks: Nanda Devi 7,848 metres (25,748 ft), Nanda Kot 6,861 metres (22,510 ft), and Trishuli 7,120 metres (23,360 ft). The glacier falls on ancient Indo-Tibet trade route. It is 23 km (14 mi) trekking from Liti and situated at the villages of Gogina and Namik.^[3] There are a number of waterfalls and sulphur springs originating around this glacier. The glacier can be reached by trekking from gogina on the sama liti Road near. It is 63 kilometres (39 mi) from Bageshwar. Jeeps can be hired from Bageshwar or Kapkot up to Gogina.^[3] 'Namik' means a place where saline water springs are present.

References

^ Agrawal, C. M. (1996). Man, culture, and society in the Kumaun Himalayas : General B.C. Joshi commemoration volume. Almora: Shree Almora Book Depot. p. 121. ISBN 978-81-85865-29-4.
^ Raju, N. Janardhana (30 November 2015). Geostatistical and Geospatial Approaches for the Characterization of Natural Resources in the Environment: Challenges, Processes and Strategies. Springer. p. 309. ISBN 978-3-319-18663-4.
^ ^a ^b Kapadia, Harish (2005). Into the untravelled Himalaya : travels, treks and climbs. New Delhi: Indus Publ. Co. ISBN 978-81-7387-181-8. Retrieved 5 March 2017.