Chogolungma glacier
| Chogolungma glacier | ||
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| location | Gilgit-Baltistan ( Pakistan ) | |
| Mountains | Spantik Sosbun Mountains , Rakaposhi Haramosh Mountains ( Karakoram ) | |
| Type | Valley glacier | |
| length | 45 km | |
| surface | 80 km² | |
| Exposure | Southeast | |
| Altitude range | 6000 m - 2800 m | |
| width | ⌀ 1.7 km; Max. 2.2 km | |
| Coordinates | 35 ° 52 ' N , 75 ° 13' E | |
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| drainage | Basha → Shigar → Indus | |
 On the right half of the picture the Chogolungma Glacier |
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The Chogolungma Glacier (alternative spelling: Chogo Lungma Glacier ) is located in the southwestern Karakoram in the Pakistani special territory of Gilgit-Baltistan .
The Chogolungma Glacier has a length of 45 km. It flows in a south-easterly direction. It separates the Spantik-Sosbun Mountains in the north from the Rakaposhi-Haramosh Mountains in the south. The catchment area of the Chogolungma Glacier is flanked by the mountains Kupultan Kung , Paraber , Haramosh II and Laila Peak in the south, the Malubiting Middle Summit in the west and the Spantik and Bukpun in the north. The glacier ends at the settlement of Arandu . The Chogolungma Glacier feeds the Basha , the right source river of the Shigar River. The Haramosh Glacier flows into the Chogolungma Glacier from the southwest. Further tributary glaciers are on the south side the Eastern Haramosh Glacier , the Western and Eastern Marpoh Glaciers , Ghemeduk Gans and Niamul Gans as well as on the north side Basin , Morain and Bolucho Glaciers . The following mountain passes form the accesses to the Chogolungma Glacier: Haramosh La ( 5120 m ) in the southwest, Polan La ( 5840 m ) in the west and Bolucho La ( 5060 m ) in the northeast.
Web links
- Map and photo at himalaya-info.org