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Which glaciers cover parts of the Akademii Nauk Range?
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The Akademii Nauk Range is characterized by extensive glaciation, with permanent snowcaps covering approximately 580 square miles (1,500 square km) of the mountain range.1
Specifically, the eastern flank of the range is covered on its south face by the Fedchenko Glacier, which is the largest glacier found outside of the polar regions. While the Fedchenko Glacier dominates the central Pamir massif, it also receives ice from dozens of tributary glaciers.234