हिमनदी

खुम्बू हिमनदीको हिमप्रपात

पाकिस्तानको बाल्त्रो हिमनदी ६२ किलोमिटर (३९ माइल) सबैभन्दा लामो अल्पाइन हिमनदी मानिन्छ।

अर्जेन्टीनाको पेरिटो मोरिनो हिमनदी

स्वीटजरल्यान्डको अलेट्स्च हिमनदी। यो आल्पसको सबैभन्दा ठूलो हिमनदी मानिन्छ।

The Quelccaya Ice Cap, is the largest glaciated area in the tropics, in Peru

हिम नदी हिउँको नदी हो। हिमालयमा जम्मा भएको हिउँ विस्तारै होचो सतह तर्फ सरेर बग्ने गर्दछ त्यसलाई हिमनदी भनिन्छ। हिमनदीको बहाब नदीको जस्तो तीब्र नभै एकदमै धिमा गतिको हुन्छ। दिनक १ मीटर देखि २० मीटर सम्मको गतिमा हिमनदी बग्ने गर्दछ।

खुम्बु हिमनदी विश्वकै सबैभन्दा उचाईमा रहेको हिमनदी मानिन्छ।

सन्दर्भ सामग्री

• Hambrey, Michael; Alean, Jürg (2004). Glaciers (2nd संस्करण). Cambridge University Press.

      . .  An excellent less-technical treatment of all aspects, with superb photographs and firsthand accounts of glaciologists' experiences. All images of this book can be found online (see Weblinks: Glaciers-online)

• Benn, Douglas I.; Evans, David J. A. (1999). Glaciers and Glaciation. Arnold.

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• Bennett, M. R.; Glasser, N. F. (1996). Glacial Geology: Ice Sheets and Landforms. John Wiley & Sons.

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• Hambrey, Michael (1994). Glacial Environments. University of British Columbia Press, UCL Press.

      . .  An undergraduate-level textbook.

• Knight, Peter G (1999). Glaciers. Cheltenham: Nelson Thornes.

      . .  A textbook for undergraduates avoiding mathematical complexities

• Walley, Robert (1992). Introduction to Physical Geography. Wm. C. Brown Publishers.  A textbook devoted to explaining the geography of our planet.
• W. S. B. Paterson (1994). Physics of Glaciers (3rd संस्करण). Pergamon Press.

      . .  A comprehensive reference on the physical principles underlying formation and behavior.

बाह्य सूत्र

• Glacial structures - photo atlas
• Glaciers of the Pyrenees
• NOW on PBS "On Thin Ice"
• Photo project tracks changes in Himalayan glaciers since १९२१
• Short radio episode California Glaciers from The Mountains of California by John Muir, १८९४. California Legacy Project
• Dyanamics of Glaciers