Glaciers in Himachal Pradesh

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The Himalayas which have nearly 15000 glaciers are one of the largest continental areas under ice. It is estimated that about 33000 square kilometers constituting about 17 percent of the Himalayas and 16000 square kilometers amounting to nearly 37 percent of the Karakoram are ice-clad. An average Himalayan glacier has a capacity of about a tenth of a cubic kilometre, but even a medium glacier can provide enough water to fill a large dam like the Bhakra. In Himachal Pradesh the following glaciers are prominently known-- Bara Shigri, Bhadal, Chandra Nahan, Gora, Chandra Bhaga, Nela, Beas Kund, Dudhon and Parbati, Mukkila and Miyar, Perad etc.
Glaciers in local language are known as "Shigri". There are four major concentration of glaciers in Himachal Pradesh; namely -- Bara Banghal, lying amidst Kullu, Kangra, Chamba and Lahaul Valleys, feeding the river Ravi, and another one is near the trijunction of Kullu, Spiti and Kinnaur which feeds the tributaries of the Beas and Satluj and the third one is the zone of Lahaul-Spiti and Kullu valleys, feeding glacial tributaries of the Beas river.
The Glaciers found in Himalayas are:
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Bara Shigri
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Bhadal Glacier
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Chandra Glacier
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Bhaga Glacier
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Chandra Nahan
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The lady of Keylong
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Gora Glacier
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Mukkila Glacier
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Sonapani
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Dudhon and Parbati
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Perad Glacier
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Miyar Glacier
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Beas Kund
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