Naltar
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location | Gilgit-Baltistan ( Pakistan ) | |
River system | Indus | |
Drain over | Hunza → Gilgit → Indus → Indian Ocean | |
origin |
Shani Glacier 36 ° 17 ′ 44 ″ N , 74 ° 6 ′ 35 ″ E |
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Source height | approx. 3500 m | |
muzzle |
Hunza coordinates: 36 ° 5 ′ 23 " N , 74 ° 17 ′ 37" E 36 ° 5 ′ 23 " N , 74 ° 17 ′ 37" E |
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Mouth height | approx. 1580 m | |
Height difference | approx. 1920 m | |
Bottom slope | approx. 55 ‰ | |
length | 35 km |
The Naltar is a right tributary of the Hunza in the Pakistani special territory of Gilgit-Baltistan .
The Naltar is created at the glacier mouth of the Shani Glacier . It flows in a south-easterly direction through the extreme west of the Karakoram . The river is eponymous for the Naltar Valley , which it flows through. The valley is flanked to the east by a mountain range with the peaks Chari Khand , Mehrbani Peak and Snow Dome . Shani Peak rises to the west . For the lower 28 km, a strait follows the course of the river. The Naltar finally flows into the Hunza above the village of Nomal , 20 km above its mouth into the Gilgit . The Naltar has a length of 35 km.