Khumbu Glacier

The Khumbu Glacier is a glacier in the Khumbu region of Nepal. It is fed from the slopes of Mount Everest, Lhotse and Nuptse and from the Valley of silence ( " Western Cwm ," Kuhm spoken), which up to 6000 meters altitude highest Kar Earth. The Khumbu Glacier has at the end of the valley of silence a steep, about 600 meters high escarpment, the Khumbu Icefall ( Khumbu Icefall ). At the end of this Eisbruchs the glacier bends from his first northwest track in southwestern direction. There is also the base camp for the ascent of Mount Everest via the southern route (5400 meters). In the further course of the glacier happened east Gorak Shep and the places Lobuche and ends north of Duglha.

Outflow

The glacier fed several streams that flow south of the Imja Khola in the Pherishe. This in turn leads the water from the south side of the Lhotse and empties into the headwaters of the Dudh Kosi, who eventually, with other rivers united to Koshi, flows into India in the Ganges about eight kilometers later.

Location

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  • Beginning of Eisbruchs: 27 ° 59 ' 31 " N, 86 ° 52' 20" O27.99194444444486.872222222222 at 6000 m
  • Middle of the Eisbruchs: 27 ° 59 ' 44 "N, 86 ° 52' 20" O27.99555555555686.872222222222 to 5700 m
  • End of Eisbruchs: 27 ° 59 ' 52 "N, 86 ° 52 ' 5" O27.99777777777886.868055555556 at 5400 m
  • Center of the glacier: 27 ° 57 '32 "N, 86 ° 49' 29" O27.95888888888986.824722222222Koordinaten: 27 ° 57 '32 "N, 86 ° 49' 29" O to 4970 m
  • End of the glacier: 27 ° 55 ' 54 " N, 86 ° 48' 26" O27.93166666666786.807222222222 at 4850 m
  • Length of Eisbruchs: about 600 meters
  • Overall length: 7500 meters

The disparities are rising, on the lower half of the slope of about 3 % ( less than 2 ° ), in the area of ​​Eisbruchs to 100% ( 45 °).

Khumbu Icefall

In the Khumbu Icefall

Yaks on the Khumbu Glacier

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