Roopkund

Summary

Roopkund is a glacial lake^[1]. Roopkund ranks in the top 4% of glacial_lake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,107 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Roopkund is located in Chamoli district^[3].
• Roopkund is in the country of India^[4].
• Roopkund's instance of is recorded as glacial lake^[5].
• Roopkund's Commons category is recorded as Roopkund^[6].
• Roopkund's located in time zone is recorded as Indian Standard Time^[7].
• Roopkund's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 30.261944444444445, 'lon': 79.73166666666667}^[8].
• Roopkund's significant event is recorded as hailstorm^[9].
• Roopkund's significant event is recorded as hailstorm^[10].
• Roopkund's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Roopkund'}^[11].
• Roopkund's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+40'}^[12].
• Roopkund sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+5029'}^[13].
• Roopkund covers an area of {'unit': 'Q25343', 'amount': '+1250'}^[14].
• Roopkund's vertical depth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2'}^[15].

Body

Geography

Roopkund is in the country of India^[4]. Roopkund is located in Chamoli district^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Roopkund covers an area of {'unit': 'Q25343', 'amount': '+1250'}^[14]. Roopkund sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+5029'}^[13]. Roopkund's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+40'}^[12].

Designation and Status

Roopkund's instance of is recorded as glacial lake^[5].

Why It Matters

Roopkund ranks in the top 4% of glacial_lake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,107 views/month).^[2] Roopkund has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[16] Roopkund is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[17]