Gorodetsky Glacier, Mountain glacier in Trans-Ili Alatau Range, Kazakhstan.
The Gorodetsky Glacier extends across 3.8 square kilometers with two distinct branches, reaching lengths of 5.5 kilometers on the northern slope of Zailiysky Alatau.
The glacier received its name in 1936, twenty years after Vladimir Dmitrievich Gorodetsky, a dendrologist and archaeologist, first documented the area in 1916.
Scientists from the Academy of Sciences of the Kazakh SSR conducted extensive research at the glacier, contributing to the understanding of Central Asian glaciology.
The left branch of the glacier starts at 4000 meters altitude with an ice volume of 0.14 cubic kilometers, while the right branch ends at 3650 meters.
Between 1938 and 1961, the left branch of the glacier retreated 320 meters, while the right branch moved back 173 meters from 1923 to 1960.
GPS coordinates: 42.98330,77.05830
Latest update: March 4, 2025 17:06
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