Kotgaz Glacier

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Kotgaz Glacier
location Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ( Pakistan )
Mountains Hindu Kush
Type Valley glacier
length 19 km
Exposure east
Altitude range 7000  m  -  3300  m
width ⌀ 0.8 km
Coordinates 36 ° 43 ′  N , 72 ° 18 ′  E Coordinates: 36 ° 43 ′  N , 72 ° 18 ′  E
Kotgaz Glacier (Pakistan)
Kotgaz Glacier
drainage UzhnugolTurikhoMastuj

The Kotgaz Glacier is located in the northern Hindu Kush in the Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa .

The Kotgaz Glacier has a length of 19 km. It flows from the saddle between Kohe Tez and Akher Tsagh initially in a northerly direction, then in an easterly direction along the main Hindu Kush ridge. The Kotgaz Glacier feeds the Uzhnugol River , whose water flows into the Mastuj via the Turikho .

Individual evidence

  1. himalaya-info.org