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Gangotri

glacier, Asia

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physiography of Himalayas

  • Himalayan mountain ranges
    In Himalayas: Drainage of the Himalayas

    …of which the largest, the Gangotri, is 20 miles (32 km) long and is one of the sources of the Ganges. The Khumbu Glacier drains the Everest region in Nepal and is one of the most popular routes for the ascent of the mountain. The rate of movement of the…

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source of Ganges River

  • drainage network of the Brahmaputra and Ganges river
    In Ganges River: Physiography

    …the Himalayan glacier known as Gangotri. Gangotri itself is a sacred place for Hindu pilgrimage. The true source of the Ganges, however, is considered to be at Gaumukh, about 13 miles (21 km) southeast of Gangotri.

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