YANKTI
KUTI VALLEY – GEOGRAPHY
News:
Glacial advances in the
Yankti Kuti Valley synchronizes with climate variability
What's
in the news?
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Multiple events of glacial advances have
been witnessed from the Yankti Kuti valley situated in the extreme eastern part
of Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand, since 52 thousand years (MIS 3) that
synchronises with climate variability, according to a new study.
Key
takeaways:
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The events of glacial advances have been
witnessed from the Yankti Kuti valley in the extreme eastern part of
Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand.
Reasons:
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The strong tectonic activities that
occurred several thousands of centuries ago along a major tributary of Kali
Ganga River in the present-day Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand could have
led to an abrupt change in the glacial flow direction.
Go
back to basics:
Kuthi
Yankti River:
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Kuthi Yankti River is a major tributary of
the Kali Ganga River.