Gondogoro Glacier
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 View from Gondogoro Pass to the glacier |
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| location | Gilgit-Baltistan ( Pakistan ) | |
| Mountains | Masherbrum Mountains ( Karakoram ) | |
| Type | Valley glacier | |
| length | 20 km | |
| Exposure | south | |
| Altitude range | 5600 m - 3400 m | |
| width | ⌀ 0.8 km | |
| Coordinates | 35 ° 34 ' N , 76 ° 23' E | |
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| drainage | Hushe → Shyok → Indus | |
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The Gondogoro Glacier is located in the eastern Karakoram in the Pakistani special territory of Gilgit-Baltistan .
The Gondogoro Glacier has a length of 20 km. It initially flows in a south-westerly direction, later in a southerly direction through the eastern Masherbrum Mountains . The Gondogoro La leads of the glacier to the northern end Upper Baltoro Glacier . The Gondogoro Glacier is framed by the following mountains: Laila Peak , Gondogoro Ri and Yermanendu Kangri . The Gondogoro glacier feeds the Hushe , a right tributary of the Shyok .
Web links
Commons : Gondogoro Glacier - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Glaciers in the Eastern Karakoram at himalaya-info.org