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Kyrgyz Glaciers


Kyrgyzstan is a country of high mountains and glaciers are the constituent part of the territory of the mountains which may be investigated as the part of the tour program on the cars rent. Glaciers are seen as thick sheets of ice which never melt. Non-melting happens due to severe and cold weather in the very mountains.

Glaciers usually move at a rate of 3-40 cm in a day. During tours in Kyrgyzstan you will see that there are about 800 glaciers in the country of 8100 km2. Basically when you start to travel in Kyrgyzstan you can notice that about 30% of the total area are seen as the territory of glaciers with 4% being the part of the surface area. We are glad to organize rent a car tours along glaciers and for us to be able to make it we need you to tell us all your wishes and desires. One of the glaciers which may be visited when you travel in Kyrgyzstan is Enilchek Glacier. It is divided into Northern and Southern parts. In case you can't travel far, near the capital there are the following glaciers which may be visited - the Ak-Sai and Adygene in Ala Archa National Park. In the end of a tour travelled by you in Kyrgyzstan you will find out that in case glaciers start melting, the water from them will put the country at the depth of 3m.