Namik Glacier
{{Short description|Glacier in Uttarakhand, India}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=June 2017}}
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Namik Glacier is situated in the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand state in India.
Geography
The glacier is situated on the Kumaon Himalayas at an altitude of {{convert|3,600|m|abbr=on}}.{{cite book|last1=Agrawal|first1=C. M.|title=Man, culture, and society in the Kumaun Himalayas : General B.C. Joshi commemoration volume|date=1996|publisher=Shree Almora Book Depot|location=Almora|isbn=978-81-85865-29-4|page=121|language=en}} This glacier is the source of the Ramganga River.{{cite book|last1=Raju|first1=N. Janardhana|title=Geostatistical and Geospatial Approaches for the Characterization of Natural Resources in the Environment: Challenges, Processes and Strategies|date=30 November 2015|publisher=Springer|isbn=978-3-319-18663-4|page=309|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jfIUCwAAQBAJ|language=en}} The glacier is surrounded by the following peaks: Nanda Devi {{convert|7848|m}}, Nanda Kot {{convert|6861|m}}, and Trishuli {{convert|7120|m}}. The glacier falls on ancient Indo-Tibet trade route. It is {{convert|23|km|abbr=on}} trekking from Liti and situated at the villages of Gogina and Namik.{{cite book|last1=Kapadia|first1=Harish|title=Into the untravelled Himalaya : travels, treks and climbs|date=2005|publisher=Indus Publ. Co.|location=New Delhi|isbn=978-81-7387-181-8|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-5l1RhMStxgC|access-date=5 March 2017|language=en}} There are a number of waterfalls and sulphur springs originating around this glacier. The glacier can be reached by trekking from gogina on the sama liti Road near. It is {{convert|63|km}} from Bageshwar. Jeeps can be hired from Bageshwar or Kapkot up to Gogina. 'Namik' means a place where saline water springs are present.
See also
References
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{{Hydrography of Uttarakhand}}
Category:Hiking trails in Uttarakhand
Category:Glaciers of Uttarakhand
Category:Geography of Pithoragarh district
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