Satopanth Glacier
The Satopanth glacier is situated in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. The river Alaknanda, one of the primary headstreams of the Ganges, has its origin in the Satopanth glacier.Places of Interest
Highlights include Satopanth Lake.
Satopanth Lake
Lake
Photo: Soumit ban, Public domain.
Satopanth Tal is a lake in Uttarakhand, India, located in the midst of snow-capped peaks at an altitude of 4,600 metres above sea-level. The lake is considered to be of religious significance to the local people; residents of Mana village throw the ashes of the dead in the lake.
Satopanth Glacier
- Type: Glacier
- Description: glacier in India
- Category: landform
- Location: Joshimath, Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, Himalayan North, India, South Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
30.7542° or 30° 45′ 15″ northLongitude
79.3609° or 79° 21′ 39″ eastOpen location code
8J2XQ936+M9OpenStreetMap ID
way 706299593OpenStreetMap feature
natural=glacierWikidata ID
Q7426366
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Satellite Map
Discover Satopanth Glacier from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Bengali to Russian—“Satopanth Glacier” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “সতোপন্থ হিমবাহ”
- Bhojpuri: “सतोपनाथ हिमानी”
- Hindi: “सतोपंथ हिमानी”
- Indonesian: “Gletser Satopanth”
- Japanese: “サトパンス氷河”
- Russian: “Сатопантх”
- “सतोपनाथ हिमानी”
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