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North Asia

Glaciers
7,155
Total area
2,643 km²

North Asia has 7,155 glaciers covering 2,643 km² in total, according to the Randolph Glacier Inventory 7.0, across 7 subregions. The largest named glacier is Bogdanovicha, at 42.3 km².

Subregions

  • Altay and Sayan

    3,033 glaciers, 1,247 km²

  • Northeast Russia

    3,091 glaciers, 1,041 km²

  • Cherskiy/Suntar Khayata Ranges

    427 glaciers, 271 km²

  • Central Siberia

    394 glaciers, 64.5 km²

  • Ural Mountains

    161 glaciers, 14.9 km²

  • East Chukotka

    44 glaciers, 3.6 km²

  • Japan

    5 glaciers, 0.48 km²

Largest named glaciers

  1. 1. Bogdanovicha

    Northeast Russia, 42.3 km²

  2. 2. Ermana

    Northeast Russia, 42.1 km²

  3. 3. Slunina

    Northeast Russia, 32.9 km²

  4. 4. Hufhoitun

    Northeast Russia, 27.6 km²

  5. 5. Kanasi Glacier

    Altay and Sayan, 23 km²

  6. 6. Bilchenok

    Northeast Russia, 19.7 km²

  7. 7. Tollya

    Cherskiy/Suntar Khayata Ranges, 19.6 km²

  8. 8. Sapozhnikova

    Altay and Sayan, 19.2 km²

  9. 9. Sredny

    Northeast Russia, 17.2 km²

  10. 10. Grechishkina

    Northeast Russia, 15.8 km²

  11. 11. Alahinskij

    Altay and Sayan, 14.7 km²

  12. 12. Bolsoy Taldurinsky

    Altay and Sayan, 14.3 km²

  13. 13. Hailulinsky

    Northeast Russia, 14.3 km²

  14. 14. Zeeberga (Zapadnyj)

    Cherskiy/Suntar Khayata Ranges, 14.2 km²

  15. 15. Ushkovsky

    Northeast Russia, 13.3 km²

  16. 16. Nachikinsky

    Northeast Russia, 12.9 km²

  17. 17. Rodzevicha

    Altay and Sayan, 12.1 km²

  18. 18. Brat'ev Tronovyh

    Altay and Sayan, 12 km²

  19. 19. Eulchenok

    Northeast Russia, 11.2 km²

  20. 20. Geblera

    Altay and Sayan, 10.5 km²

  21. 21. Sofysky

    Altay and Sayan, 10.3 km²

  22. 22. Alneisky

    Northeast Russia, 9.1 km²

  23. 23. Tsaregradskogo

    Cherskiy/Suntar Khayata Ranges, 8.8 km²

  24. 24. Pravy Jelovskii

    Northeast Russia, 8.7 km²

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North Asia in numbers

Glaciers and glacier area by subregion of North Asia, Randolph Glacier Inventory 7.0
SubregionGlaciersArea
Altay and Sayan3,0331,247 km²
Northeast Russia3,0911,041 km²
Cherskiy/Suntar Khayata Ranges427271 km²
Central Siberia39464.5 km²
Ural Mountains16114.9 km²
East Chukotka443.6 km²
Japan50.48 km²
Total7,1552,643 km²

Source: RGI 7.0 Consortium (2023), Randolph Glacier Inventory, Version 7.0, NSIDC, CC BY 4.0. Download the full list from the research portal.