Trakarding Glacier
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 Trakarding Glacier from the Drolambaogletscher with a view to the west |
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| location | District Dolakha ( Nepal ) | |
| Mountains | Rolwaling Himal ( Himalaya ) | |
| Type | Valley glacier | |
| length | 4.5 km | |
| Exposure | northwest | |
| Altitude range | 4900 m - 4540 m | |
| width | ⌀ 0.5 km; Max. 0.7 km | |
| Coordinates | 27 ° 51 '0 " N , 86 ° 30' 0" E | |
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| drainage | Tamakoshi | |
The Trakarding Glacier is a glacier in the Rolwaling Himal region of Nepal , in the Himalaya Mountains. It was originally connected to the higher Drolambaogletscher via a glacier break, which melted in 2016. The path leads over the Trakarding Glacier to the Tashi Lapcha Pass and on to Solukhumbu . Originally the path went along the southern moraine, which is no longer passable due to erosion, so that the almost completely rubble-covered glacier now has to be walked directly.
Drain
As it melts, the glacier flows into the Tsho Rolpa - Glacier Edge Lake, which in turn drains into the Rolwaling Chu .
Image: End of the tongue of the Trakarding Glacier 2016 at Tsho Rolpa Glacier Edge Lake
Web links
- Information on the Trakarding Glacier at klausdiercke.com