Machoi Glacier

Machoi Glacier
Type	Mountain glacier
Location	Himalaya Range, Kashmir valley, Indian Administered Kashmir
Coordinates	34°13′22″N 75°33′36″E / 34.22278°N 75.56000°E / 34.22278; 75.56000Coordinates: 34°13′22″N 75°33′36″E / 34.22278°N 75.56000°E / 34.22278; 75.56000
Length	9 kilometres (6 mi)

The Machoi Glacier is a 9 kilometer long^[1] glacier in the north eastern Himalayan Range situated 8 kilometers east from Sonamarg on the right side of NH 1D at Zojila in the state of Jammu and Kashmir.

The Machoi Glacier lies at an average elevation of 4800 meters. The highest peak named after the glacier is Machoi Peak has an elevation of 5458 meters. The peak lies at the east end of the glaciee. Machoi Glacier is the source of two rivers Sind River flowing westwards and Dras river eastwards.^[2]

The Machoi Glacier is among the Himalayan glaciers which are melting at alarming rates due to Global warming,^[3]

References

↑ "Machoi glacier" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-04-26.
↑ "Jammu Kashmir Geography Rivers". mapsofindia.com. Retrieved 2012-04-26.
↑ "Himalayan glaciers melting". rediff.com. Retrieved 2012-04-26.

Kashmir Valley

Passes	Banihal Pass Zojila Burzil Pass

Valleys	Sind Valley Lidder Valley Lolab Valley Betaab Valley

Cities	Srinagar Anantnag Baramulla

Towns	Pulwama Budgam Ganderbal Shopian Bandipore Kulgam Downtown Nowshera Gurais Pattan Kangan Hazratbal Awantipora Tral Qazigund Kokernag Shangus Bijbehara Doru Pahalgam Pattan Uri Kreeri Boniyar Tangmarg Sopore Rafaiabad Karnah Kupwara Lolab Handwara Langate Charari Sharief Beerwah Chadoora Sumbal Sonawari Quimoh Pahloo D.H.Pora Devsar Soura Buchpora

Rivers	Jehlum Sind Lidder Neelum Veshaw Rambi Ara

Glaciers	Kolhoi Glacier Machoi Glacier

Lakes	Anchar Lake Dal Lake Nigeen Lake Manasbal Lake Wular Lake Vishansar Lake Krishansar Lake Gangabal Lake Gadsar Lake Sheshnag Lake Tarsar Lake Nundkol Lake Satsar Lake Kausar Nag Brari Nambal Khushal Sar Gil Sar

Mountains	Harmukh Kolhoi Peak Machoi Peak Amarnath Peak Sirbal Peak Tatakooti Peak Sunset Peak Mahadev

Hill stations and Mughal gardens	Pahalgam Sonamarg Yusmarg Gulmarg Aharbal Nishat Bagh Shalimar Bagh Chashme Shahi Verinag Kokernag

See also	History of Kashmir Kashmir Conflict The Valley Of Kashmir (Book) Line of Control Kashmir Railway Kashmiri language

Hydrography of Jammu and Kashmir

Rivers	Chenab Doda Dras Indus Jhelum Lidder Markha Nala Palkhu Neelum Ravi Rambi Ara Saltoro Shingo Shyok Sind Suru Tawi Tsarap Veshaw Yapola Zanskar

Lakes	Dal Lake Nigeen Lake Anchar Lake Gadsar Lake Gangabal Lake Krishansar Lake Manasbal Lake Mansar Lake Pangong Tso Sheshnag Lake Tulian Lake Vishansar Lake Wular Lake Kausar Nag Satsar Nundkol Brari Nambal Khushal Sar Gil Sar

Glaciers	Drang-drung Glacier Kolahoi Glacier Machoi Glacier Shafat Glacier Siachen Glacier

Dams, Barrages	Baglihar Dam Chutak Dam Dul Hasti Dam Dumkhar Dam Kishanganga Dam Nimoo Bazgo Dam Ratle Dam Salal Dam Uri Dam

Hydrography of surrounding areas	Himachal Pradesh Punjab, India Pakistan

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