Langtang Glacier

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Langtang Glacier
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Type Valley glacier
Location Nepal
Coordinates 28°15′23″N85°30′59″E / 28.2564°N 85.5164°E / 28.2564; 85.5164
Area46.5 km2 (18.0 sq mi)
Length18 km (11 mi)

The Langtang Glacier is a short glacier in Nepal, located in Langtang in the Himalayan mountains. As of 2019 the glacier has a length of 18 km and covers an area of 46.5 km2. [1]

References

  1. Wijngaard, René R.; Steiner, Jakob F.; Kraaijenbrink, Philip D. A.; Klug, Christoph; Adhikari, Surendra; Banerjee, Argha; Pellicciotti, Francesca; van Beek, Ludovicus P. H.; Bierkens, Marc F. P.; Lutz, Arthur F.; Immerzeel, Walter W. (2019). "Modeling the Response of the Langtang Glacier and the Hintereisferner to a Changing Climate Since the Little Ice Age". Frontiers in Earth Science. 7. doi: 10.3389/feart.2019.00143 . ISSN   2296-6463.