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October 25, 2012
Tirich Mir Region Glacier Retreat, Pakistan
Tirich Mir is the highest mountain in the Hindu Kush and is in the northwestern corner of Pakistan. Here we examine Google Earth and Landsat imagery from two glaciers off the southwest ridge of Tirich Mir. The two glaciers are unnamed and are in the Dir Gol Valley, that starts in Akari, Pakistan and drains the southwest side of Tirich Mir, red arrows. A 2000 Landsat image (top image) indicates …