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[[File:Pindari glacier, Uttarakhand, India.jpg|thumb|Pindari glacier]]
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The '''Pindari Glacier''' is a [[glacier]] found in the upper reaches of the [[Kumaon division|Kumaon]] [[Himalayas]], to the southeast of [[Nanda Devi]] and [[Nanda Kot]]. The glacier is about 9 kilometers long <ref name="livemint">{{Cite news|last=Sheikh Nawaz Ali, Rupendra Singh and Pratima Pandey|first=|date=2018|title=Retreat of Pindari glacier and detection of snout position using remote sensing technology|work=Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment, Volume 11, Pages 64-69|publisher=|url=http://earthscienceindia.info/pdfupload/tech_pdf-1418.pdf|url-status=live|access-date=}}</ref>  and gives rise to the [[Pindar River]] which meets the [[Alaknanda River|Alakananda]] at [[Karnaprayag]] in the [[Garhwal division|Garhwal]] district.
The '''Pindari Glacier situated at altitude of 3660.MTS,''' This [[glacier]] found in the upper reaches of the [[Kumaon division|Kumaon]] [[Himalayas]] Bageshwar District of Uttarakhand India . In the southeast of [[Nanda Devi]] and [[Nanda Kot]]. The glacier is about 9 kilometers long <ref name="livemint">{{Cite news|last=Sheikh Nawaz Ali, Rupendra Singh and Pratima Pandey|first=|date=2018|title=Retreat of Pindari glacier and detection of snout position using remote sensing technology|work=Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment, Volume 11, Pages 64-69|publisher=|url=http://earthscienceindia.info/pdfupload/tech_pdf-1418.pdf|url-status=live|access-date=}}</ref>  and gives rise to the [[Pindar River]] which meets the [[Alaknanda River|Alakananda]] at [[Karnaprayag]] in the [[Garhwal division|Garhwal]] district.


[[File:PINDARI GLACIERMAPENGLISH made by Sumita Roy.png|thumb|Pindari and Kafni glacier trek Route Map]]
The trail to reach the glacier crosses the villages of karmi , dhoor , kharkiya continues onto Khati village (the last inhabited village and road head on the trail), Dwali, Phurkia and finally Zero Point of Pindari, the end of the trail. Though most of the trail is along the banks of the Pindar River, the river is mostly hidden until after Khati.
The trail to reach the glacier crosses the villages of Saung, Loharkhet, crosses over the Dhakuri Pass, continues onto Khati village (the last inhabited village on the trail), Dwali, Phurkia and finally Zero Point, Pindar, the end of the trail. Though most of the trail is along the banks of the Pindari River, the river is mostly hidden until after Khati.


The Pindari Glacier trail provides for a {{convert|90|km|abbr=on}} round-trip trek that most people find comfortable to complete in 6 days. The Pindari Glacier is also famous for other adventure sports like [[Ice climbing]] and [[Mountain biking]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.alienadv.com/activityDetails/1682/Mountain-Biking-the-Pindari-Glacier/|title=Mountain Biking the Pindari Glacier {{!}} Alienadv.com|website=www.alienadv.com|access-date=2016-04-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160509005435/https://www.alienadv.com/activityDetails/1682/Mountain-Biking-the-Pindari-Glacier/|archive-date=9 May 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
The [https://danuadventure.in/pindari-glacier-trekking-guide/ Pindari Glacier trek] provides for a {{convert|46|km}} round-trip trek from to khati village that most people find comfortable to complete in 5 days. The Pindari Glacier is also famous for other adventure sports like Ice [https://danuadventure.in/trip/baljuri/ climbing at baljuri peak] and a beginner friendly trekking destination in uttarakhand kumaon himalayas.


==Retreat==
==Retreat==
Several surveys have mapped the [[Glacial_motion#glacial_retreat|retreat]] of Pindari over the years. The glacier was first surveyed by G.de P.Cotter in 1906. A 1958 survey by Amber P Tiwari  and Jangpangi in connection with International Geophysical Year, recorded a retreat of {{convert|1040|m|abbr=on}} in the fifty two years since 1906. A 1966 survey recorded a further retreat of {{convert|200|m|abbr=on}} and discovered that a branch of the glacier, the Chhanguch branch, had separated and formed a separate ice shelf. As a result of the separation, the glacier lost several thousand cubic meters of ice. Recent studies have shown that the glacier has retreated an additional 1,569.01 meters between 1976 and 2014, possibly because of climate change.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Scientists confirm massive retreat of Pindari glacier|first=T.V.|last=Padma|date=16 May 2018|website=Down to Earth|url=https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/climate-change/scientists-confirm-massive-retreat-of-pindari-glacier-60549}}</ref>
Several surveys have mapped the retreat of Pindari over the years. The glacier was first surveyed by G.de P.Cotter in 1906. A 1958 survey by Amber P Tiwari  and Jangpangi in connection with International Geophysical Year, recorded a retreat of {{convert|1040|m|abbr=on}} in the fifty two years since 1906. A 1966 survey recorded a further retreat of {{convert|200|m|abbr=on}} and discovered that a branch of the glacier, the Chhanguch branch, had separated and formed a separate ice shelf. As a result of the separation, the glacier lost several thousand cubic meters of ice. Recent studies have shown that the glacier has retreated an additional 1,569.01 meters between 1976 and 2014, possibly because of climate change.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Scientists confirm massive retreat of Pindari glacier|first=T.V.|last=Padma|date=16 May 2018|website=Down to Earth|url=https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/climate-change/scientists-confirm-massive-retreat-of-pindari-glacier-60549}}</ref>
This accelerating retreat, along with the retreat of other Himalayan glaciers, is likely to have an adverse impact on agriculture in the entire Ganges region since the Pindar river feeds the Alaknanda river, a headstream of the [[Ganges]].<ref>https://www.dailypioneer.com/2018/columnists/the-impending-environmental-disaster.html</ref>
This accelerating retreat, along with the retreat of other Himalayan glaciers, is likely to have an adverse impact on agriculture in the entire Ganges region since the Pindar river feeds the Alaknanda river, a headstream of the [[Ganges]].<ref>https://www.dailypioneer.com/2018/columnists/the-impending-environmental-disaster.html</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
* [[List of glaciers]]
* [Https://danuadventure.in/sunderdhunga-valley/ Sunderdhunga]
* [[Kafni Glacier]]
* [https://danuadventure.in/kafni-glacier/ Kafni Glacier]


==References==
==References==
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Pindari glacier

The Pindari Glacier situated at altitude of 3660.MTS, This glacier found in the upper reaches of the Kumaon Himalayas Bageshwar District of Uttarakhand India . In the southeast of Nanda Devi and Nanda Kot. The glacier is about 9 kilometers long [1] and gives rise to the Pindar River which meets the Alakananda at Karnaprayag in the Garhwal district.

The trail to reach the glacier crosses the villages of karmi , dhoor , kharkiya continues onto Khati village (the last inhabited village and road head on the trail), Dwali, Phurkia and finally Zero Point of Pindari, the end of the trail. Though most of the trail is along the banks of the Pindar River, the river is mostly hidden until after Khati.

The Pindari Glacier trek provides for a 46 kilometres (29 mi) round-trip trek from to khati village that most people find comfortable to complete in 5 days. The Pindari Glacier is also famous for other adventure sports like Ice climbing at baljuri peak and a beginner friendly trekking destination in uttarakhand kumaon himalayas.

Retreat

Several surveys have mapped the retreat of Pindari over the years. The glacier was first surveyed by G.de P.Cotter in 1906. A 1958 survey by Amber P Tiwari and Jangpangi in connection with International Geophysical Year, recorded a retreat of 1,040 m (3,410 ft) in the fifty two years since 1906. A 1966 survey recorded a further retreat of 200 m (660 ft) and discovered that a branch of the glacier, the Chhanguch branch, had separated and formed a separate ice shelf. As a result of the separation, the glacier lost several thousand cubic meters of ice. Recent studies have shown that the glacier has retreated an additional 1,569.01 meters between 1976 and 2014, possibly because of climate change.[2] This accelerating retreat, along with the retreat of other Himalayan glaciers, is likely to have an adverse impact on agriculture in the entire Ganges region since the Pindar river feeds the Alaknanda river, a headstream of the Ganges.[3]

See also

References

  1. Sheikh Nawaz Ali, Rupendra Singh and Pratima Pandey (2018). "Retreat of Pindari glacier and detection of snout position using remote sensing technology" (PDF). Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment, Volume 11, Pages 64-69.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. Padma, T.V. (16 May 2018). "Scientists confirm massive retreat of Pindari glacier". Down to Earth.
  3. https://www.dailypioneer.com/2018/columnists/the-impending-environmental-disaster.html




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