Tuiksu Glacier, Mountain glacier in Zailiyskiy Alatau Range, Kazakhstan.
The Central Tuyuksu extends 3.5 kilometers in length with a width of 1.5 kilometers in its circus formation, featuring a narrow tongue of 300 meters.
In 1902, scientist S.E. Dmitriev made the first documentation of the Tuyuksu Glacier, measuring the snow line at 3,680 meters above sea level.
The name Tuyuksu translates from Kazakh language to 'the one that does not leave,' reflecting the permanent nature of this ice formation.
Research teams access the glacier through wooden accommodations near Molodezhny glacier, which serve as a base for scientific expeditions and measurements.
The glacier contains approximately 150 million cubic meters of ice, with maximum thickness reaching 100 meters in certain sections.
GPS coordinates: 43.04833,77.08056
Latest update: March 6, 2025 15:20
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