Kondus Glacier

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Kondus Glacier
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location Gilgit-Baltistan ( Pakistan )
Mountains Saltoro Mountains , Masherbrum Mountains , Baltoro Muztagh ( Karakoram )
Type Valley glacier
length 30 km
Exposure south
Altitude range 6000  m  -  3800  m
width ⌀ 1.2 km
Coordinates 35 ° 32 '  N , 76 ° 42'  E Coordinates: 35 ° 32 '  N , 76 ° 42'  E
Kondus Glacier (Karakoram)
Kondus Glacier
drainage Kaberi Glacier

The Kondus Glacier is located in the eastern Karakoram in the Pakistani special territory of Gilgit-Baltistan .

The Kondus Glacier has a length of 30 km - 40 km including the lower reaches of the Kaberi Glacier , into which the Kondus Glacier flows. It flows in a southerly direction and separates the Saltoro Mountains in the east from the Masherbrum Mountains in the west. From the right, the Kondus Glacier flows into the lower part of the Kaberi Glacier. The glacier is flanked by the following mountains: Ghent Kangri ( 7401  m ), Sherpi Kangri ( 7350  m ), Baltoro Kangri ( 7300  m ) and Chogron Kangri ( 6530  m ). The 5598  m high Sia La mountain pass forms a transition to the northeast Siachen Glacier . The 6044 m high Conway saddle forms a transition from the Kondus Glacier to the Abruzzi Glacier in the north . Between the two mountain passes there is a short mountain section that is assigned to the Baltoro Muztagh .

Web links

  • Map at himalaya-info.org

Individual evidence

  1. a b Glacier in the Eastern Karakoram at himalaya-info.org