Rathong Glacier
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The Rathong Glacier is an important glacier of West Sikkim. The source of Rathong River flows from the snout of Rathong Glacier.[1] Rathong glacier is extended from Rathong La in the north and top of chowrikiang valley in the South.It is feeded by the Rathong and Kabru Ice falls. Its height is 6678m. Himalayan Mountaineering Institute establishes their base camp at Chowrikiang to teach ice crafting to their trainees in Rathong Glacier from the inception of the institute and thus the glacier is well known to the mountaineer all over the world. http://wikimapia.org/1103736/Rathong-Peak-6-678m-21-909ft [citation needed]
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- ^ Arundhati Ray, Sujoy Das (2001). Sikkim: A Traveller's Guide. Orient Blackswan. ISBN 81-7824-008-4.
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