K2 glacier

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K2 glacier
North side of the K2 with the K2 glacier

North side of the K2 with the K2 glacier

location Xinjiang ( PR China )
Mountains Baltoro Muztagh ( Karakoram )
Type Valley glacier
length 18 km
Exposure North
Altitude range 7000  m  -  4100  m
width ⌀ 0.9 km
Coordinates 36 ° 0 ′  N , 76 ° 28 ′  E Coordinates: 36 ° 0 ′  N , 76 ° 28 ′  E
K2 glacier (Karakoram)
K2 glacier
drainage Shaksgam
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The K2 glacier is located in the eastern Karakoram in the Shaksgam Valley annexed by China .

The K2 glacier has a length of 18 km. The K2 glacier flows from the northern flank of the eponymous mountain K2 in a north-north-westerly direction through the northern part of the Baltoro Muztagh . The 6266  m high Savoia saddle west of the K2 forms a transition to the Savoy glacier to the south . The K2 glacier feeds a tributary of the Shaksgam .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Glaciers in the Eastern Karakoram at himalaya-info.org