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    Which one of the following glaciers is located in Pir Panjal range of Himalayas?
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    Which one of the following glaciers is located in Pir Panjal range of Himalayas?

    A.

    Siachen glacier

    B.

    Biafo glacier

    C.

    Sonapani glacier

    D.

    Batura glacier

    Correct option is C

    The correct answer is: (c), Sonapani glacier
    The Sonapani glacier is indeed located in the Pir Panjal range of the Himalayas. It is a lesser-known glacier compared to some others in the region but is notable for its location in the Pir Panjal range.
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    Glaciers are a bulk of ice moving under its weight. It forms in areas where the amassing of snow goes beyond its ablation over many years. They are sensitive indicators of changing climate.
    They are generally seen in the snow-fields.
    Siachen Glacier
    Located over the Karakoram Range in the Nubra Valley, is the second largest glacier outside the polar and sub-polar regions. Lolofond and Teram Shehr are its main tributaries.
    Disputed between India and Pakistan
    Biafo
    Located between Hispar and Baltoro glaciers, occupies the Braldoh Valley
    4th largest glacier of the Karakoram region
    Occipies the valley of the Gori Ganga River
    Formed by the union of nine glaciers
    Batura
    Batura Glacier, 57 km long, is one of the largest and longest glaciers outside of the polar regions. It lies in the upper Hunza region of Hunza District, Gilgit-Baltistan in Pakistan
    Baltoro
    A 65 km long glacier over the Karakoram range, west of the siachen glacier.
    It gives rise to the shigar river, a tributary of the Indus river.

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