Parkachik Glacier
Parachik Glacier is a mountain glacier in Kargil, Ladakh, India. Parkachik Glacier, located at Parkachik, is a mass of ice moving slowly down the Nun-Kun slopes.Photo: Kashmir photographer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Glacier
- Description: glacier in Ladakh, India
- Also known as: “Ganri Glacier” and “Nun Kun Glacier”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kun Peak.
Kun Peak
Peak
Photo: Motohiro Sunouchi, CC BY 2.0.
The Kun Peak is a part of Nun Kun mountain massif in Ladakh, India. It is the second highest summit of the massif with elevation of 23,219 ft in the western Himalayan Range, located near the Suru valley, on the road connecting Kargil and Zanskar.
Parkachik Glacier
- Category: landform
- Location: Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir, India, South Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
34.0283° or 34° 1′ 42″ northLongitude
76.0207° or 76° 1′ 15″ eastOpen location code
8J6R22HC+87OpenStreetMap ID
way 29844844OpenStreetMap feature
natural=glacierWikidata ID
Q16939064
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Satellite Map
Discover Parkachik Glacier from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From German to Malayalam—“Parkachik Glacier” goes by many names.
- German: “Ganri-Gletscher”
- German: “Nun-Kun-Gletscher”
- German: “Parkachikgletscher”
- Malayalam: “പർകാചിക് ഹിമാനി”
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Explore places such as Spangchaling and Parkaryan.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pt 6148 and Rungofarka.
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