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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Imja Lake and Glacier.jpg — Daniel Alton Byers, CC BY-SA 3.0.","cite":"\"Imja Glacier\". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/imja-glacier. Retrieved 3 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-10-31T14:28:19Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-03","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/places/imja-glacier","en":"https://diginpl.com/places/imja-glacier","ne":"https://diginpl.com/places/imja-glacier?lang=ne"}}