Kunyang glacier
| Kunyang glacier | ||
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| location | Gilgit-Baltistan ( Pakistan ) | |
| Mountains | Hispar Muztagh ( Karakoram ) | |
| Type | Valley glacier | |
| length | 22 km | |
| Exposure | south | |
| Altitude range | 7800 m - 3700 m | |
| width | ⌀ 1.1 km | |
| Coordinates | 36 ° 10 ′ N , 75 ° 8 ′ E | |
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| drainage | Hispar Glacier → Hispar → Hunza → Gilgit → Indus | |
 Satellite image of Hispar Muztagh: Kunyang Glacier (D) |
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The Kunyang Glacier is located in the western Karakoram in the Pakistani special territory of Gilgit-Baltistan .
The Kunyang Glacier has a length of 22 km. It flows in a southerly direction through the western part of the Hispar Muztagh mountain range and flows into the Hispar Glacier, which flows west . A glaciated transition leads to the eastern Yazghil glacier . The catchment area of the Kunyang Glacier is framed by the following mountains and peaks: Faroling Chhish ( 6178 m ), Trivor ( 7577 m ), Bularung Sar ( 7134 m ), Distaghil Sar ( 7885 m ), the southern summit of the Yazghil Domes ( 7365 m ), Kunyang Chhish North ( 7108 m ) and Kunyang Chhish ( 7852 m ).
Web links
- Map at himalaya-info.org
- Kunyang Glacier at summitpost.org with photo