Kyagar Glacier
| Kyagar Glacier | ||
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| location | Xinjiang ( PR China ) | |
| Mountains | Siachen Muztagh ( Karakoram ) | |
| Type | Valley glacier | |
| length | 20 km | |
| Exposure | North northwest | |
| Altitude range | 7000 m - 4750 m | |
| width | ⌀ 1.5 km in the lower section | |
| Coordinates | 35 ° 39 ′ N , 77 ° 11 ′ E | |
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| drainage | Shaksgam | |
The Kyagar Glacier is located in the eastern Karakoram in the Shaksgam Valley annexed by China .
The 20 km long Kyagar Glacier is located in the north of Siachen Muztagh . The Kyagar Glacier flows from the northern flank of the 7245 m high Apsarasas Kangri I and its subsidiary peaks in a north-northwest direction and flows into the upper reaches of the Shaksgam River. The glacier tongue blocks the Shaksgam outflow so that a glacial lake is formed upstream . This repeatedly leads to glacier runs and floods along the Shaksgam and Yarkant rivers .
Web links
- Map at himalaya-info.org
- Glacial lake outburst floods from Kyagar Glacier , bibcode : 2013EGUGA..15.1885H