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May 8, 2012
South Lhonak Glacier, Retreat Sikkim
Comparison of South Lhonak, Middle Lhonak and North Lhonak Glacier in Landsat images from 1990 and 2015. Red arrow indicates 1991 terminus and yellow arrow 2015 terminus location. in The South Lhonak Glacier drains east from Lhonak Peak into Sikkim from the Nepal-Sikkim border. The glacier begins at the border at 6500 meter and ends in a lake at 5200 meters. In 1933 the Mount Everest Expedition led by Eric …
Dean of Academic Affairs at Nichols College and Professor of Environmental Science at Nichols College in Massachusetts since 1989. Glaciologist directing the North Cascade Glacier Climate Project since 1984. This project monitors the mass balance and behavior of more glaciers than any other in North America.