Fedchenko Glacier

Fedchenko Glacier


Karakendzha, Tajikistan (TJ)
The Fedchenko Glacier in Tajikistan is the world's largest non-polar glacier and is situated in the Parmirs Mountain Range.

The glacier covers an area of 350 square miles (9,000 km2) and is up to 45 miles (70 km) long. It is fed by numerous tributary glaciers.and can advance some 26 inches (67 cm) per day in its middle course.

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The melt water from the snout of the glacier form the headwaters of the Anu Daraya and Surkhob Rivers.
The Fedchenko Glacier in Tajikistan is the world's largest non-polar glacier and is situated in the Parmirs Mountain Range.

The glacier covers an area of 350 square miles (9,000 km2) and is up to 45 miles (70 km) long. It is fed by numerous tributary glaciers.and can advance some 26 inches (67 cm) per day in its middle course.

The melt water from the snout of the glacier form the headwaters of the Anu Daraya and Surkhob Rivers.
View in Google Earth Pretty, Glaciers
Links: www.britannica.com, en.wikipedia.org, earthobservatory.nasa.gov
By: Mike_bjm

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