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Kazan is a mountain glacier, located at an altitude of 3951 meters above sea level, the glacier is divided into the Eastern Kazan glacier and the Western Kazan glacier, both glaciers have a bowl-shaped shape and are located in a high-altitude valley. The length of the eastern glacier is 3.6 kilometers, the length of the eastern glacier is 1.9 kilometers. The upper boundary of the Western branch of the Kazan Glacier is located at an altitude of 3969 meters above sea level.
How to get there, visit -
The Kazan glacier is located in the mountains of the Dzungarian Alatau, Eskeldinsky district, mountainous region of Almaty region, the upper reaches of the Kazan River.
GPS coordinates: N44°48'13" E79°58'50"
Information -
The area of the Eastern branch of the Kazan glacier is 2353943 square meters, the perimeter is 7013 meters. The length of the glacier is 3.6 kilometers. The upper boundary of the Western branch of the Kazan Glacier is located at an altitude of 3969 meters above sea level. The tongue of the Western Kazan glacier is located at an altitude of 3319 meters above sea level, one of the upper tributaries of the Kazan River flows from its northwestern part. The area of the Western branch of the Kazan glacier is 2520631 square meters, the perimeter is 6095 meters. The length of the glacier is 1.9 kilometers. The area of the closed part of the Western Kazan glacier is 1004303 square meters.
Kazan glacier in Almaty region, Dzungarian Alatau
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