Panmah Glacier
| Panmah Glacier - Nobande Sobande Glacier |
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| location | Gilgit-Baltistan ( Pakistan ) | |
| Mountains | Panmah Muztagh ( Karakoram ) | |
| Type | Valley glacier | |
| length | 31 km | |
| Exposure | south | |
| Altitude range | 6700 m - 3900 m | |
| width | ⌀ 1.2 km; Max. 1.6 km | |
| Coordinates | 35 ° 55 ' N , 76 ° 0' E | |
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| drainage | Choktoi glacier | |
 Satellite image of the Panmah Muztagh; the Panmah glacier flows at the top of the picture to the right and later downwards |
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The Panmah Glacier is located in the western Karakoram in the Pakistani special territory of Gilgit-Baltistan . The upper section of the glacier is called the Nobande Sobande Glacier .
The Panmah Glacier is a 31 km (40 km including the lower reaches of the Choktoi Glacier, into which the Panmah Glacier flows) long glacier in the Panmah Muztagh . It flows in an arc, initially to the east and later to the south. Important mountains that flank the glacier are Skamri Sar ( 6763 m ) and Bobisghir ( 6416 m ). The Panmah Glacier has several tributary glaciers - including Drenmang Glacier , Chiring Glacier , Southern Chiring Glacier , Second Feriol Glacier and Feriol Glacier . At the upper end of the glacier, the 5560 m high Skam La pass forms a transition to the Simgang glacier further west .
Web links
- Map at himalaya-info.org