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Engilchek Glacier

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non-polar glacier in the world and is the largest and fastest moving glacier in Kyrgyzstan. The main glacier has two arms, the North and South Engilchek Glaciers. The latter is longer and provides an overall length of 60.5 kilometres (38 mi). with an area of 17.2 square kilometres
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Location in Kyrgyzstan. (The uppermost 16 km of the South Engilchek Glacier is in China, and the uppermost 14 km of the North Engilchek Glacier is in Kazakhstan.)
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and the upper part of the glacier falls in all three countries. Meltwater from the glacier feeds the
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Bormudoi, A; Shabunin, A; Hazarika, M; Zaginaev, V; Samarakoon, L.
154: 88: 412: 234:. Water from this glacier also feeds the seasonal glacial 488: 431: 145: 137: 98: 75: 67: 21: 205:. Its snout is 50 km east of the village of 508: 451: 8: 209:. The South Engilchek Glacier ranks as the 515: 501: 458: 444: 141:17.2 square kilometres (7 sq mi) 18: 296:. Central Asia Adventures. Archived from 51: 251: 371: 360: 7: 469: 467: 409: 407: 487:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by 430:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by 268:Austrian Journal of Earth Sciences 14: 471: 411: 388: 50: 43: 27: 242:in the Engilchek River valley. 193:) is a glacier in the Central 1: 240:glacial lake outburst floods 162:from South Engilchek Glacier 149:60.5 kilometres (38 mi) 570: 466: 406: 549:Issyk Kul geography stubs 182: 174: 38: 33:South Engilchek Base Camp 26: 325:Encyclopædia Britannica 534:Glaciers of Kyrgyzstan 426:location article is a 370:Cite journal requires 238:which causes frequent 163: 479:This article about a 226:, a tributary of the 158: 122:42.15833°N 79.93333°E 16:Glacier in Kyrgyzstan 320:"Engil'chek Glacier" 195:Tian Shan Mountains 118: /  294:"Inylchek Glacier" 259:Häusler, Hermann. 189:, also Иныльчек - 164: 127:42.15833; 79.93333 496: 495: 439: 438: 167:Engilchek Glacier 153: 152: 22:Engilchek Glacier 561: 539:Issyk-Kul Region 517: 510: 503: 475: 468: 460: 453: 446: 415: 408: 398: 393: 392: 380: 379: 373: 368: 366: 358: 356: 354: 343: 337: 336: 334: 332: 316: 310: 309: 307: 305: 290: 284: 283: 281: 279: 265: 256: 199:Issyk-Kul Region 184: 176: 133: 132: 130: 129: 128: 123: 119: 116: 115: 114: 111: 54: 53: 47: 31: 19: 569: 568: 564: 563: 562: 560: 559: 558: 524: 523: 522: 521: 465: 464: 404: 394: 387: 384: 383: 369: 359: 352: 350: 345: 344: 340: 330: 328: 318: 317: 313: 303: 301: 300:on 18 June 2012 292: 291: 287: 277: 275: 263: 258: 257: 253: 248: 236:Lake Merzbacher 224:Engilchek River 201:, northeastern 126: 124: 120: 117: 112: 109: 107: 105: 104: 63: 62: 61: 60: 57: 56: 55: 34: 17: 12: 11: 5: 567: 565: 557: 556: 551: 546: 541: 536: 526: 525: 520: 519: 512: 505: 497: 494: 493: 476: 463: 462: 455: 448: 440: 437: 436: 416: 400: 399: 382: 381: 372:|journal= 338: 311: 285: 250: 249: 247: 244: 151: 150: 147: 143: 142: 139: 135: 134: 102: 96: 95: 77: 73: 72: 71:Valley glacier 69: 65: 64: 58: 49: 48: 42: 41: 40: 39: 36: 35: 32: 24: 23: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 566: 555: 554:Glacier stubs 552: 550: 547: 545: 542: 540: 537: 535: 532: 531: 529: 518: 513: 511: 506: 504: 499: 498: 492: 490: 486: 482: 477: 474: 470: 461: 456: 454: 449: 447: 442: 441: 435: 433: 429: 425: 422: 417: 414: 410: 405: 402: 397: 391: 386: 377: 364: 349: 342: 339: 327: 326: 321: 315: 312: 299: 295: 289: 286: 273: 269: 262: 255: 252: 245: 243: 241: 237: 233: 229: 225: 221: 217: 212: 211:sixth longest 208: 204: 200: 196: 192: 188: 180: 172: 168: 161: 157: 148: 144: 140: 136: 131: 103: 101: 97: 94: 90: 86: 82: 78: 74: 70: 66: 46: 37: 30: 25: 20: 489:expanding it 478: 432:expanding it 418: 403: 401: 363:cite journal 351:. Retrieved 341: 329:. Retrieved 323: 314: 302:. Retrieved 298:the original 288: 276:. Retrieved 271: 267: 254: 190: 186: 166: 165: 396:Asia portal 232:Tarim Basin 216:Khan Tengri 160:Gorkiy Peak 125: / 100:Coordinates 83:mountains, 528:Categories 274:(2): 47–57 246:References 220:Pik Pobedy 203:Kyrgyzstan 110:42°09′30″N 93:Kazakhstan 85:Kyrgyzstan 544:Tian Shan 421:Issyk-Kul 207:Engilchek 113:79°56′0″E 81:Tian Shan 191:Inylchek 187:Enilchek 183:Энильчек 79:Central 76:Location 481:glacier 353:20 June 278:8 April 228:Saryjaz 179:Russian 175:Эңилчек 424:region 331:13 May 304:13 May 171:Kyrgyz 146:Length 91:, and 483:is a 419:This 264:(PDF) 89:China 485:stub 428:stub 376:help 355:2015 333:2012 306:2012 280:2020 218:and 138:Area 68:Type 272:104 197:of 530:: 367:: 365:}} 361:{{ 322:. 270:. 266:. 185:- 181:: 177:, 173:: 87:, 516:e 509:t 502:v 491:. 459:e 452:t 445:v 434:. 378:) 374:( 357:. 335:. 308:. 282:. 169:(

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Map showing the location of Engilchek Glacier
Tian Shan
Kyrgyzstan
China
Kazakhstan
Coordinates
42°09′30″N 79°56′0″E / 42.15833°N 79.93333°E / 42.15833; 79.93333

Gorkiy Peak
Kyrgyz
Russian
Tian Shan Mountains
Issyk-Kul Region
Kyrgyzstan
Engilchek
sixth longest
Khan Tengri
Pik Pobedy
Engilchek River
Saryjaz
Tarim Basin
Lake Merzbacher
glacial lake outburst floods
"Results from the 2009 geoscientific expedition to the Inylchek glacier, Central Tien Shan (Kyrgyzstan)"
"Inylchek Glacier"
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"Engil'chek Glacier"
Encyclopædia Britannica
"Studying the outburst of the Merzbacher lake of Inylchek glacier, Kyrgyzstan with Remote Sensing and Field Data"

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