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Dakshin Gangotri Glacier

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is located near to the glacier. Since then its snout, and the area around it, has been regularly monitored and it has become a valuable site for tracking the impact of global warming through changes in the movement of the Antarctic ice sheet. The site is protected under the
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Management Plan for Antarctic Specially Protected Area No. 163: Measure 2, Annex M
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Map showing the location of Dakshin Gangotri Glacier
Antarctica
Queen Maud Land
Coordinates
70°45′S 11°35′E / 70.750°S 11.583°E / -70.750; 11.583
70°45′S 11°35′E / 70.750°S 11.583°E / -70.750; 11.583
ice sheet
Schirmacher Oasis
Queen Maud Land
Antarctica
Second Indian Expedition to Antarctica
Gangotri Glacier
Himalayas
Dakshin Gangotri
Antarctic Treaty System
Antarctic Specially Protected Area
List of glaciers in the Antarctic
Glaciology
"Dakshin Gangotri Glacier, Dronning Maud Land"
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Antarctic Specially Protected Areas
Queen Elizabeth Land
Davis Valley
Forlidas Pond
Queen Maud Land
Dakshin Gangotri Glacier
Svarthamaren Mountain

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