Northern Shukpa Kunchang Glacier
| Northern Shukpa Kunchang Glacier | ||
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| location | Ladakh ( India ) | |
| Mountains | Saser Muztagh ( Karakoram ) | |
| Type | Valley glacier | |
| length | 31 km | |
| Exposure | east | |
| Altitude range | 7600 m - 4750 m | |
| width | ⌀ 1.4 km | |
| Coordinates | 34 ° 50 ′ N , 77 ° 54 ′ E | |
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| drainage | Shyok → Indus | |
 Saser Muztagh; the Northern Shukpa Kunchang Glacier is in the top right of the picture |
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The Northern Shukpa Kunchang Glacier is located in the eastern Karakoram in the Indian Union Territory of Ladakh .
The 31 km long glacier is located in the Saser Muztagh . The Northern Shukpa-Kunchang Glacier flows from the eastern flank of the 7,672 m high Saser Kangri in an easterly direction through the Saser Muztagh massif. The Southern Shukpa-Kunchang Glacier runs further south. The valleys of both glaciers join 11 km below the glacier tongue of the Northern Shukpa-Kunchang Glacier. After a further 10 km the meltwater reaches the right bank of the Shyok overflow.