Bandarpunch Glacier
| Bandarpunch Glacier | ||
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| location | Uttarakhand ( India ) | |
| Mountains | Western Himalayas | |
| Type | Valley glacier | |
| length | 12 km | |
| Exposure | west | |
| Altitude range | 6000 m - 3900 m | |
| Coordinates | 31 ° 3 ' N , 78 ° 33' E | |
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| drainage | Ruinsara Gad → Supin → Tons | |
The Bandarpunch Glacier is located in the Uttarkashi district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand .
The 12 km long glacier flows in an arc, initially to the north and later to the west, through the western Garhwal Himalayas . The glacier is located in the Yamuna catchment area . The Bandarpunch Glacier feeds the Ruinsara Gad , a left tributary of the Supin , the left source river of the Tons . The glacier is flanked by the peaks Bandarpunch West (6102 m), Bandarpunch (6316 m), Kalanag (6387 m) and Swargarohini (6252 m).