About Pindari Glacier:
- Location:
- It is located in the Bageshwar district of Uttarakhand in the Kumaon Himalayas.
- It lies on the edge of Nanda Devi (7816 meters), which is the highest peak in India.
- Zero Point of Pindari Glacier is situated at an altitude of 3660 meters above sea level.
- It is the source of the Pindari River, which meets the Alakananda River at Karnaprayag in the Garhwal district.
- On the right side of the Pindari Glacier lies the Kafani Glacier.
Other major glaciers in Uttarakhand:
- Gangotri Glacier
- Milam Glacier
- Satopanth Glacier
- Namik Glacier
What is an Avalanche?
- Avalanches are masses of snow, ice, and rocks that fall rapidly down a mountainside.
- There are various kinds of avalanches, including rock avalanches (which consist of large segments of shattered rock), ice avalanches (which typically occur in the vicinity of a glacier), and debris avalanches (which contain a variety of unconsolidated materials, such as loose stones and soil).
