Bara Shigri Glacier

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Der Bara-Shigri-Gletscher befindet sich im Distrikt Lahaul und Spiti im indischen Bundesstaat Himachal Pradesh. Der 28 km lange Gletscher strömt in nordwestlicher Richtung durch den westlichen Himalaya. Er mündet in den Chandra, den linken Quellfluss des Chanab. Folgende Berge befinden sich im Einzugsgebiet des Gletschers: Parbati (6633 m), Kulu Pumori (6553 m), Shigri Parbat (6526 m) und (6309 m). Der Name des Gletschers hat folgende Bedeutung: Bara = „groß“ und Shigri = „Gletscher“. rdf:langString
Bara Shigri (literally "Great Glacier", Bara = "big" and Shigri = "boulder covered ice") is a glacier located in Lahaul & Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, India. It is currently extending to 27.7 kilometres (17 miles) and covers over 126.45 square kilometres (51 square miles). It is the largest glacier in Himachal Pradesh. Bara Shigri feeds the Chandra River which after its confluence at Tandi with the Bhaga River is known as Chandrabhaga or Chenab. Across the Bara Shigri is another glacier known as Chhota Shigri. It is, as the name suggests, a comparatively smaller glacier. rdf:langString
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rdf:langString Ice Cave at the Bara Shigri Terminus, 1863.jpg
rdf:langString Ice Cave at the Bara Shigri snout, July 1863.
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rdf:langString Bara Shigri (literally "Great Glacier", Bara = "big" and Shigri = "boulder covered ice") is a glacier located in Lahaul & Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, India. It is currently extending to 27.7 kilometres (17 miles) and covers over 126.45 square kilometres (51 square miles). It is the largest glacier in Himachal Pradesh. Bara Shigri feeds the Chandra River which after its confluence at Tandi with the Bhaga River is known as Chandrabhaga or Chenab. According to Hugh Whistler’s 1924 writing, "Shigri is applied par-excellence to one particular glacier that emerges from the mountains on the left bank of the Chenab. It is said to be several miles long, and the snout reaches right down to the river, lying athwart the customary road from Kulu to Spiti... In 1836 this glacier dammed the Chenab River, causing the formation of a large lake, which eventually broke loose and carried devastation down the valley." Across the Bara Shigri is another glacier known as Chhota Shigri. It is, as the name suggests, a comparatively smaller glacier.
rdf:langString Der Bara-Shigri-Gletscher befindet sich im Distrikt Lahaul und Spiti im indischen Bundesstaat Himachal Pradesh. Der 28 km lange Gletscher strömt in nordwestlicher Richtung durch den westlichen Himalaya. Er mündet in den Chandra, den linken Quellfluss des Chanab. Folgende Berge befinden sich im Einzugsgebiet des Gletschers: Parbati (6633 m), Kulu Pumori (6553 m), Shigri Parbat (6526 m) und (6309 m). Der Name des Gletschers hat folgende Bedeutung: Bara = „groß“ und Shigri = „Gletscher“.
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