Kalabaland Glacier of
Himalaya
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is situated in the eastern
Kumaun of the
Pithoragarh district
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of
Uttarakhand
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state of
India
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.
Node: Kalabaland Dhura (5259702739)
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Geography
Kalabaland is situated to the north of the Milam Valley and to the west of the Darma valley
Darma valley is a Himalayan valley situated in the Pithoragarh District of Uttarakhand state of India. This valley is located in the eastern part of Uttarakhand at Kumaon division.
The Darma valley is formed by the Darma River (also called ''D ...
. This glacier is aligned at northwest to southeast direction and lies above the Yankcharand Sankalp glaciers. This glacier is rare in the fact that it joins with the Yankchar Glacier to form the Sankalp Glacier. It is a massive mixed glacial system of Kalabaland-Burfu and Kalganga glaciers. The length of the glacier is . A number of peaks surrounding the Kalabaland Glacier are Bamba Dhura
Bamba Dhura is a Himalayan mountain peak situated in the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand, India. With a summit altitude of , Bamba Dhura is situated on the north west ridge over the end of the Kalabaland Glacier in the eastern part of th ...
6,334 m, Chiring We 6,559 m, Suli Top 6,300 m, Trigal 5,983 m, Burphu Dhura 6,144 m, Suitilla 6,373 m and Kalabaland Dhura 6,105 m. Kalabaland Glacier is nestled by the horseshoe-shaped Himalayan massif separating Goriganga and Lassar Yankti valleys, and it lies a little to the east of the Milam Glacier
Milam Glacier is a major glacier of Himalaya in the Munsiyari tehsil of Pithoragarh district of Kumaon region in the Uttrakhand state of India. The Milam village, near the snout of Milam Glacier, is the source of the Goriganga River which f ...
. The Ralam Gad River originates from the Kalabaland, Yangchar and Sankalp
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Plot
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glaciers.
See also
* List of glaciers
A glacier ( ) or () is a persistent body of dense ice that is constantly moving under its own weight; it forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation (melting and sublimation) over many years, often centuries. Glaciers slowly defor ...
References
Glaciers of Uttarakhand
Geography of Pithoragarh district
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