Glaciers
Kyrgyzstan is the country of excessive mountains at different altitudes with glaciers as part of the territory of Kyrgyzstan. The higher the altitude, the longer snow lies. And the snows don't melt in mountains in Kyrgyzstan. It is called the process of creating a glacier. U-shaped valleys are the places where the sheets of formed ice are pushed down on; on its way there is going the process of carrying glacial deposit.
Depending on different circumstances as width, thickness and slope of a valley, the Glacier Rivers are going at a rate of 3-40 cm a day. Going down the panorama the splits are covered with recently fallen snow and this snow is seen far from mountains of Kyrgyzstan starting off for a package tour. Usually due to low temperatures, the snow becomes permanent, the square of which is about 8100 km2. The total area of Kyrgyzstan is estimated not by land but also glaciers, the total area of which becomes about 30 % of the total area land and 4 % of the surface area.
It is known to be a great amount of Ices in our country deep in the mountains where tours in Kyrgyzstan are not made. The most well-known is the Enilchek Glacier of two outlets - Northern and Southern located in the Peak Pobeda mountain chain in Kyrgyzstan. Nowadays it is rather easy to get to glaciers of Kyrgyzstan. The mixes of three day long tour treks in Kyrgyzstan as Ak-Sai, Adygene in Ala Archa National Park are in an easy reach of capital of Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek. Scientists made an investigation and identified that all together the glaciers of Kyrgyzstan cover 580 billion m3. This amount approximately covers 3 km deep the whole area of Kyrgyzstan.
Glaciers play an essential role in nature of Kyrgyzstan and tours can show all the beauty and give interesting facts to our guests in the course of a tour in Kyrgyzstan. And of course our managers are glad to answer all questions you have, we are always on your service! Visit Kyrgyzstan and get great impressions.
