The Pensilungpa Glacier is retreating, and a recent study has attributed the retreat to an increase in the temperature and decrease in precipitation during winters.
Location
The Pensilungpa Glacier is located in Zanskar Range, Ladakh.
The Zanskar Range is a mountain range in the union territory of Ladakh that separates Zanskar from Ladakh.
Geologically, the Zanskar Range is part of the Tethys Himalaya.
The average height of the Zanskar Range is about 6,000 m. Its eastern part is known as Rupshu.
23000 feet high peak Nunkun is within this range.
Marbal Pass and many other passes which connect Ladakh with Kashmir are in this area.
13000 feet high Zojila Pass is in the extreme northwest of Zanskar range.
This range, is a branch of the Great Himalayan range of mountains.
Many rivers start in different branches of this range flow northward, and join the great Indus River.
These rivers include Hanle River, Khurna River, Zanskar River, Suru River (Indus), and Shingo River.
It also separates Kinnaur from Spiti in Himachal Pradesh.
The highest peaks of Himachal are in Zanskar range.