Godwin Austen Glacier
| Godwin Austen Glacier | ||
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 Broad Peak base camp on the central moraine of the Godwin-Austen Glacier, in the background the K2, to the left of it in the foreground the Angel Sar |
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| location | Gilgit-Baltistan ( Pakistan ) | |
| Mountains | Baltoro Muztagh ( Karakoram ) | |
| Type | Valley glacier | |
| length | 20 km | |
| Exposure | south | |
| Altitude range | 7000 m - 4600 m | |
| width | ⌀ 1.4 km | |
| Coordinates | 35 ° 48 ' N , 76 ° 31' E | |
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| drainage | Baltoro Glacier | |
The Godwin Austen Glacier is a glacier in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan .
It rises between the horseshoe-shaped ridge that connects the K2 with the Broad Peak via the Skyang Kangri and then flows south to Concordiaplatz . There it unites with the Upper Baltoro Glacier to form the Baltoro Glacier . It has a length of about 20 km. The catchment area of the Godwin Austen Glacier is framed by the following mountains and peaks: K2 ( 8611 m ), Broad Peak ( 8051 m ), Skyang Kangri ( 7357 m ), Skil Brum ( 7350 m ), Summa Ri I ( 7286 m ) and Praqpa Kangri ( 7134 m ).
The glacier was named after Henry Haversham Godwin-Austen . The name suggested the British researcher William Martin Conway .
Web links
- Map at himalaya-info.org