Petrov Glacier
| Petrov Glacier | ||
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| location | Rajon Djeti-Ögüs in Issyk Kul Region ( Kyrgyzstan ) | |
| Mountains | Ak-Shyirak ( Tian Shan ) | |
| Type | Outlet glacier | |
| length | 12.3 km (as of 1995) | |
| surface | 69.8 km² (as of 1995) | |
| Exposure | West northwest | |
| Altitude range | 4900 m - 3741 m | |
| width | ⌀ 1.7 km at the lower end | |
| Coordinates | 41 ° 54 ' N , 78 ° 16' E | |
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| drainage | Petrov Lake → Kumtor → Great Naryn | |
The Petrowgletscher ( Kyrgyz мөңгүсү Петров ) is in Rajon Djeti-Ögüs in Issyk Kul Region in eastern Kyrgyzstan .
The glacier extends over the northern central part of the Ak-Schyirak mountain group in the interior of Tian Shan, which is up to 5126 m high . In the lower area it is oriented towards west-northwest. In the last few decades the lower end of the glacier retreated more and more (1957–2006 by about 1.6 km). In 1995 it was 12.3 km long and 69.8 km² in area. At its lower end of the glacier, it is 1.7 km wide. A lake at the edge of the glacier , the Petrowsee , has formed there.
The glacier bears the name of a topographer who took part in the 1869 expedition of Alexander Wassiljewitsch von Kaulbars to this region.
Web links
Commons : Petrov Glacier - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Bohumír Janský, Zbyněk Engel, et al .: The evolution of Petrov Lake and moraine dam rupture risk (Tien-Shan, Kyrgyzstan) . Springer Science + Business 2008 (researchgate.net).
