Yala Glacier
| Yala Glacier | |
|---|---|
  Yala Glacier | |
| Location | Rasuwa District, Nepal |
| Coordinates | 28°13′N 85°39′E / 28.22°N 85.65°E |
| Area | 1.61 square kilometres (0.62 sq mi) |
| Length | 1.4 mi (2.3 km) |
| Highest elevation | 5,750 metres (18,860 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 5,170 metres (16,960 ft) |
Yala Glacier is a glacier in Rasuwa District, Nepal.[1] 'Yala' means 'high peak' in the local Langtang valley language.[2]
It was described in 2006 as a 2,566 square kilometres (991 sq mi) plateau-shaped polythermal glacier.[1][3] In 2021, the length was 1.4 km (0.87 mi) with a surface area of 1.61 km2 (0.62 sq mi).[1]
Due to its relative accessibility, the glacier is one of the most studied in Nepal, starting with Japanese glaciologists.[2] Researchers have found that the glacier rapidly retreated since the 1990s.[5] Since 1974 the surface area of the glacier dropped 66% and the glacier retreated 784 meters.[6]
In 2025, during a 'glacier funeral' ceremony, a memorial for the glacier was unveiled to acknowledge it rapid disappearance. It consists of a granite plaque with inscription by Icelandic writer Andri Snær Magnason.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Stumm, Dorothea; Joshi, Sharad Prasad; Gurung, Tika Ram; Silwal, Gunjan (2021-08-06). "Mass balances of Yala and Rikha Samba glaciers, Nepal, from 2000 to 2017". Earth System Science Data. 13 (8): 3791–3818. Bibcode:2021ESSD...13.3791S. doi:10.5194/essd-13-3791-2021. ISSN 1866-3508.
- ^ a b Seldon, Chimi (2024-08-01). "Yala Glacier". ArcGIS StoryMaps. Retrieved 2025-05-13.
- ^ Yoshimura, Yoshitaka; Kohshima, Shiro; Takeuchi, Nozomu; Seko, Katsumoto; Fujita, Koji (January 2006). "Snow algae in a Himalayan ice core: new environmental markers for ice-core analyses and their correlation with summer mass balance". Annals of Glaciology. 43 (1): 148–153. Bibcode:2006AnGla..43..148Y. doi:10.3189/172756406781812276. ISSN 0260-3055.
- ^ Sunako, Sojiro; Fujita, Koji; Izumi, Takeki; Yamaguchi, Satoru; Sakai, Akiko; Kayastha, Rijan Bhakta (April 2023). "Up-glacier propagation of surface lowering of Yala Glacier, Langtang Valley, Nepal Himalaya". Journal of Glaciology. 69 (274): 425–432. Bibcode:2023JGlac..69..425S. doi:10.1017/jog.2022.118. ISSN 0022-1430.
- ^ Fujita, Koji, Nozomu Takeuchi, and Katsumoto Seko. "Glaciological observations of Yala Glacier in Langtang Valley, Nepal Himalayas, 1994 and, B." Glacier Res 16 (1998): 75-8.
- ^ a b "Nepal holds tribute for disappearing glacier". France 24. 2025-05-12. Retrieved 2025-05-13.
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