Hispar glacier
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 Hispar glacier seen from Hispar La, on the left the Spantik-Sosbun mountains, on the right the Hispar Muztagh |
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| location | Gilgit-Baltistan ( Pakistan ) | |
| Mountains | Karakoram | |
| Type | Valley glacier | |
| length | 50 km | |
| surface | 110 km² | |
| Exposure | West northwest | |
| Altitude range | 6200 m - 3100 m | |
| width | ⌀ 2.2 km; Max. 2.5 km | |
| Coordinates | 36 ° 5 ' N , 75 ° 20' E | |
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| drainage | Hispar → Hunza → Gilgit → Indus | |
 The Hispar Glacier from the ISS seen from |
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 Storage place below the Hispar glacier |
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The Hispar Glacier is a 50 km long glacier in the Karakoram in the Pakistani autonomous region of Gilgit-Baltistan , the former northern regions.
The Hispar Glacier begins at the Hispar La, which is 5128 m high . Beyond the glaciated pass lies the 47 km long Biafogletscher . The two glaciers together with a length of almost 100 km form the longest contiguous glacier area outside the polar regions .
The Hispar Glacier connects the former kingdoms of Nagar in the south to Baltistan in the east. The glacier runs in a west-north-westerly direction without any noteworthy curves, is on average three kilometers wide and has a slight gradient. Its outflow is the Hispar , which flows into the Hunza River across from Karimabad . North of the Hispartal lies the Hispar Muztagh , part of the Karakoram main chain. In the south of the valley are the Rakaposhi Haramosh Mountains and the Spantik Sosbun Mountains , both of which are part of the so-called "Little Karakoram".
From the north of the Hispar Muztagh, large valley glaciers flow into the Hispar glacier, including the Khani Basa glacier , the Yutmaru glacier and the Kunyang glacier , which can also be clearly seen in the satellite image (see photo).
