Charakusa glacier
| Charakusa glacier | ||
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| location | Gilgit-Baltistan ( Pakistan ) | |
| Mountains | Masherbrum Mountains ( Karakoram ) | |
| Type | Valley glacier | |
| length | 20 km | |
| Exposure | west | |
| Altitude range | 6800 m - 3500 m | |
| width | ⌀ 1.1 km | |
| Coordinates | 35 ° 29 ′ N , 76 ° 29 ′ E | |
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| drainage | Hushe → Shyok → Indus | |
The Charakusa glacier is located in the southern Karakoram in the Pakistani special territory of Gilgit-Baltistan .
The Charakusa glacier has a length of 20 km. It flows in a westerly direction through the eastern Masherbrum Mountains . The Charakusa glacier is framed by the following mountains: K6 ( 7282 m ), Link Sar ( 7041 m ) and K7 ( 6934 m ). The Chogolisa glacier joins the Charakusa glacier on the right. The Charakusa glacier feeds the Hushe , a right tributary of the Shyok .