Himalayas Glaciers Valleys Snowline PMF IAS
Jan 17, 2016 There are about 15,000 glaciers in the Himalayas. Total area of Himalayas is about five lakh square kilometres (Area of India is nearly 32 lakh sq km). About 33,000 sq km area is covered by snow. The snow line (the lowest level of perpetual snow) varies in different parts of the Himalayas depending upon latitude, amount of precipitation and ...