GK
HIMACHAL PRADESH
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Bhaga Valley
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Pangi
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Manali
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Rohru
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Detailed explanation-1: -Bara Shigri (literally “Great Glacier", Bara = “big” and Shigri = “boulder covered ice") is a glacier located in Lahaul & Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, India. It is currently extending to 27.7 kilometres (17 miles) and covers over 126.45 square kilometres (51 square miles). It is the largest glacier in Himachal Pradesh.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Bara Shigri glacier, whose name signifies ‘boulder-covered-ice’, flows northwards and debouches into the Chandra river where its southerly course is deflected westwards, close to the Spiti border.
Detailed explanation-3: -The other prominent glacier of Chandra valley in Lahaul are-Chota Shigri, Pacha, Kulti, Shipting, Ding Karmo, Tapn, Gyephang, Shili, Bolunag and Shamundri.