Research Article
Glacial Area Changes in the Ili River Catchment (Northeastern Tian Shan) in Xinjiang, China, from the 1960s to 2009
Table 5
Details regarding the 18 glaciers that disintegrated.
| Drainage basin name | Glacial area (km2) | Altitude of disintegration (m) | Area change (%) |
| Huoerguosi R. | 2.02 | 3447 | −15.96 | 0.74 | 3429 | −52.77 | 4.04 | 3405 | −33.40 | 1.44 | 3474 | −51.77 |
| Kax R. | 18.79 | 3172 | −19.06 | 6.89 | 3385 | −21.17 | 6.45 | 3418 | −13.22 | 1.96 | 3466 | −31.77 |
| Kuksu R. | 3.91 | 3872 | −26.95 | 5.79 | 3804 | −13.78 | 1.86 | 3970 | −30.31 | 2.49 | 3889 | −31.44 |
| Tekes R. | 35.07 | 3015 | −8.86 | 2.38 | 3434 | −28.61 | 8.87 | 3527 | −16.31 | 9.70 | 3800 | −11.58 | 14.44 | 3665 | −10.14 | 88.93 | 3102 | −5.25 | | 3860 | |
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