Machoi Glacier
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  Machoi Glacier Location of Machoi Glacier  Machoi Glacier Machoi Glacier (Ladakh)  Machoi Glacier Machoi Glacier (India) | |
| Type | Mountain glacier |
| Location | Drass, Ladakh, India |
| Coordinates | 34°13′30″N 75°34′0″E / 34.22500°N 75.56667°E |
| Length | 9 kilometres (6 mi) |
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The Machoi Glacier is a 9 kilometer longHimalayan Range in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, India.
Geography
It is situated 30 kilometer west from
Zojila
. It lies at an average elevation of 4800 meters.
The highest peak named after the glacier is the
Dras river that flows eastwards.[2]
Machoi, like many other Himalayan glaciers has been melting at alarming rates due to
Global warming.[3]
References
- ^ "Machoi glacier" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
- ^ "Jammu Kashmir Geography Rivers". mapsofindia.com. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
- ^ "Himalayan glaciers melting". rediff.com. Archived from the original on 4 January 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
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