66751f42-16ac-4c74-ac99-1ebcd6ee4e84 eng Mr. Sharad P. Joshi ICIMOD Associate Glaciologist sharad.joshi@icimod.org 2026-01-28T12:04:02 North American Profile of ISO 19115:2003 Lambert conformal conic Glacial Lakes of Nepal 2001 2001-01-08 Mr. Pradeep K. Mool ICIMOD Remote Sensing Specialist 977-1-5275222 Nepal metadata@icimod.org Mr. Samjwal R. Bajracharaya ICIMOD Remote Sensing Specialist 977-1-5275222 Nepal metadata@icimod.org Mr. Sharad P. Joshi ICIMOD Associate Glaciologist 977-1-5275222 Nepal sharad.joshi@icimod.org ICIMOD. (2001). Glacial Lakes of Nepal 2001 [Data set]. ICIMOD. https://doi.org/10.26066/RDS.20964 This is the first inventory of glacial lakes of Nepal Himalaya. The data is prepared using topographic maps, aerial photographs and satellite images. The Himalayan glaciers are natural fresh water reserves. However, these glaciers are retreating resulting, in the long-run, the loss of natural fresh water storage. During the glacier retreat, glacial lakes may also be formed behind the exposed and unstable terminal moraines. There is still no detailed inventory and records of glaciers, glacial lakes, GLOF events and potential GLOF sites in the region. This inventory is designed to start filling this information gap. Glacial Lakes Glacier Himalaya Flood HKH Maha Kali Gandaki Nepal Koshi Karnali Hindu Kush Himalaya Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) 50000 eng geoscientificInformation 88.0556 80.1742 30.4073 26.3389 1957-12-30T00:00:00 1980-12-30T00:00:00 ICIMOD 977-1-5275222 metadata@icimod.org The accuracy of the Digital Data prepared depends on the base source Data and Maps. No assessment or ground truthing has been carried out on this data. ICIMOD accepts no responsibility for any inaccuracy, errors, or omissions in this data. Ellipsoide Everest (India 1956) and datum India (India, Nepal)