The book is a benchmark contribution on Himalayan Glaciers, it is a veritable data base on the glaciers. The spatial distribution and statics of Himalayan glaciers have been collected and collated covering such diverse aspects as structural and geopolitical division of Himalayas, Himalayan reange, important peaks, drainage system of the Himalayan rivers, drainage reversal in Ladakh and Tibet, and many other features having bearing on Himalayan glaciers and glaciation.
