Komsomolets glacier
| Komsomolets glacier | ||
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.jpg) View from the north of the Komsomolets glacier |
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| location | Ak-Suu Raion in Issyk Kul ( Kyrgyzstan ) | |
| Mountains | Kakshaaltoo ( Tian Shan ) | |
| Type | Valley glacier | |
| length | 16 km | |
| surface | 74 km² (including tributary glacier) | |
| Exposure | north | |
| Altitude range | 6073 m - 3771 m | |
| width | ⌀ 0.95 km | |
| Coordinates | 42 ° 7 ' N , 79 ° 57' E | |
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| drainage | Southern Engiltschek Glacier | |
 Location of the Komsomolets glacier |
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The Komsomolets Glacier is located in the extreme southeast of Kyrgyzstan in Central Asia .
The Komsomolez glacier is a 16 km long valley glacier and left tributary glacier of the southern Engiltschek glacier . Its nutrient area is on the northern flank of the main ridge of the Kakschaaltoo below the Pik Erkindik ( Pik Kirow ) ( 6073 m ). In the west are the mountain slopes of the Kaindy and Engiltschek ranges . In the east, a ridge with the 4905 m high Beherowka peak separates the Komsomolez glacier from the Proletarski Turist glacier, which runs parallel to the east .
The glacier area of the Komsomolez glacier covers 74 km². The glacier has a width of 950 m in the lower area. It flows into the southern Engiltschek glacier at an altitude of 3771 m .
cards
- Sheet 0/15 Khan Tengri - Tien Shan, Kyrgyzstan , Alpine Club Map 1: 100,000