Chogolisa glacier
| Chogolisa glacier | ||
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| location | Gilgit-Baltistan ( Pakistan ) | |
| Mountains | Masherbrum Mountains ( Karakoram ) | |
| Type | Valley glacier | |
| length | 14 km | |
| Exposure | south | |
| Altitude range | 6500 m - 3750 m | |
| width | ⌀ 0.7 km | |
| Coordinates | 35 ° 31 ' N , 76 ° 28' E | |
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| drainage | Charakusa glacier | |
The Chogolisa glacier is located in the southern Karakoram in the Pakistani special territory of Gilgit-Baltistan .
The Chogolisa glacier has a length of 14 km. It flows initially in a westerly direction and later in a southerly direction through the eastern Masherbrum Mountains . The Chogolisa glacier is framed by the following mountains: Chubu ( 6600 m ), Prupoo Brakka ( 6870 m ) and Tasa Brakka ( 6700 m ). The eponymous mountain Chogolisa is 5 km further east and does not border directly on the glacier. The Chogolisa glacier flows on the right into the Charakusa glacier , which feeds the Hushe , a right tributary of the Shyok .