Geomorphology of the Gor Garang Glaciers, Himachal Pradesh, India

• Published in: Journal of Glaciology
• Main Authors: Kaul, M. K., Sharma, A. R., Bhattacharya, D. N.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1982
• Subjects: Earth-Surface Processes; Journal of Glaciology
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000011825; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000011825

Abstract The Gor Garung group of glaciers constitute an ice cover of over 4 km 2 in a basin of 27 km 2 area, lying in the Sutlej River catchment of the north–western Himalaya. This paper, the first record of these glaciers, their moraines and lakes observed in this area, is the result of mapping the glaciers and the pro–glacial field. An attempt has been made to utilize lichenometry for establishing relative antiquity of various terminal moraine ridges generated by these glaciers, and six groups have been determined.