Grumm-Grzhimailo Glacier ( Muzkulak ) - a valley tree-like glacier in the central Pamir in Tajikistan ( Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region ), at the base of the peak of the Revolution (6974 m) and on the slopes of the Yazgulemsky ridge .
| Grumm-Grzhimailo Glacier | |
|---|---|
| Specifications | |
| Square | 142.9 km² |
| Length | 37 km |
| Location | |
| A country |
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| Region | Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast |
The length of the glacier is 37 km, the area is 142.9 km². It has a multi-chamber feeding area at heights of 5500–6900 m, the firn line lies at an altitude of 5080 m. The tongue of the glacier receives more than 10 tributaries and descends to 3610 m. The glacier gives rise to the Tanymas river.
The glacier was opened in 1887 by the expedition of the brothers Gregory and Vladimir Grumm-Grzhimailo ; named after them.
Sources
- Grumm-Grzhimailo glacier // Dictionary of modern geographical names / Rus. geo about . Mosk. Centre; Under the total. ed. Acad. V.M. Kotlyakova . Institute of Geography RAS . - Yekaterinburg: U-Factoria, 2006.
- Grumm-Grzhimailo Glacier // Great Soviet Encyclopedia : [30 t.] / Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov . - 3rd ed. - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978.