Goumukh, terminus of the Gangotri glacier (lower right in image, behind prayer flag)
Gangotri Glacier is located in Uttarakhand, India in a region bordering China. The glacier is about 30 km long (19 miles) and 2 to 4 km (1 to 2 miles) wide. The terminus of the Gangotri Glacier is said to resemble a cow's mouth, and the place is called Goumukh (gou, cow + mukh, face). Goumukh, which is about 18 km (11 miles) from the town of Gangotri, is the precise source of the Bhagirathi river, an important tributary of the Ganga. Goumukh is situated near the base of a mountain called Shivling. Image File history File links Gaumukh. ... Image File history File links Gaumukh. ... Uttarakhand presently called Uttaranchal is the ancient name for the stretch of Indian Himalayas that borders the Himachal ranges in the west, and Nepal in the east. ... km redirects here. ... COW is an acronym for a number of things: Can of worms The COW programming language, an esoteric programming language. ... --152. ... The Bhagirathi is one of the two major tributaries of the Ganga. ... This article belongs in one or more categories. ... This article is about the river. ... Linga worship (Estate of Cynthia and Harlen Welsh) Lingam or Linga (Sanskrit: Gender as in purusha-linga : male sexual organ) is used as a symbol for the worship of the Hindu God Shiva. ...
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The Gangotri glacier is roughly 30 km (19 miles) long. In recent times, it has been pointed out that the retreat of the glacier has quickened significantly. Grinnell Glacier in Glacier National Park (US) showing recession since 1850 of 1. ...
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Retreat of the Gangotri Glacier, an article from NASA's Earth Observatory
Save Gangotri, highlights localized ecological damage and conservation efforts in the region
The Gangotriglacier, source of the river Ganges, has been receding at such an alarming rate that environmentalists fear that if urgent measures are not undertaken, a time may come when Ganges may just disappear.
But the study adds that besides the receding glacier, it is also the flow of industrial toxics, dumping of solid wastes and dead bodies floating in the river that have all made the Ganges the most polluted water source of the subcontinent.
Due to the decrease in the volume of glacier ice during the recent period, crevices have appeared on the exposed inner surface.
This is the snout of the Gangotriglacier and the present source of the Bhagirathi river.
Harsil is situated at a distance of 72 km from Uttarkashi on the main highway to Gangotri and is at a height of 2,620 mt above sea- level.
Dodital, a sparkling and crystal clear lake surrounded by forests is 16 km further, at an elevation of 3,307 mt. The famous Himalayan trouts are found in abundance in the lake.
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