Teesta Khangtse Glacier

Teesta Khangtse Glacier
Teesta Khangtse Glacier
Type	Valley glacier
Location	India
Coordinates	27°58′33.54″N 88°49′36.80″E

Teesta Khangtse Glacier or Tista Khangtse Glacier is located in the north of Sikkim, India, in a region bordering Tibet. This valley glacier is the primary source of the Teesta River.^[1]

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The glacier is situated in the west of Pauhunri at 5,400 m (17,700 ft)^[2] and has a length of 12.88 kilometre.^[3]

[1]
"Basin Details: Teesta and Bhagirathi Damodar Basin Organisation | Central Water Commission, Ministry of jal shakti, Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, GoI". www.cwc.gov.in. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
[2]
Chanchani, Pranav; Rawat, G.S.; Goyal, S.P. "ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION OF UNGULATES IN TSO LHAMO, NORTH SIKKIM" (PDF). Government of Sikkim. p. 359. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
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"Tista Khangtse Glacier, India". cn.geoview.info. Retrieved 2022-05-24.

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[1] [1]
"Basin Details: Teesta and Bhagirathi Damodar Basin Organisation | Central Water Commission, Ministry of jal shakti, Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, GoI". www.cwc.gov.in. Retrieved 2022-05-24.

[2] [2]
Chanchani, Pranav; Rawat, G.S.; Goyal, S.P. "ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION OF UNGULATES IN TSO LHAMO, NORTH SIKKIM" (PDF). Government of Sikkim. p. 359. Retrieved 24 May 2022.

[3] [3]
"Tista Khangtse Glacier, India". cn.geoview.info. Retrieved 2022-05-24.

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Teesta Khangtse Glacier
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Type	Valley glacier
Location	India
Coordinates	27°58′33.54″N 88°49′36.80″E