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Glaciers are the jewel of Nepal. There are 3,252 glaciers in Nepal covering a total area of 5,323 km2. This is a list of glaciers of Nepal.

Glaciers

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (August 2021)
Name Province Ref(s)
Langtang Glacier Bagmati Province
Thulagi glacier Gandaki Province
Ambulapcha Glacier Koshi Province
Hunku Glacier
Imja Glacier
Khumbu Glacier
Khumbu Icefall
Lhotse Shar Glacier
Nangpai Gosum Glacier
Ngozumpa glacier
Nupchu Glacier
Yamatari Glacier

References

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  8. Proceedings of the Western Snow Conference. Colorado State University. p. 50.
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