Passu Glacier
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 Passu Glacier with Shispare in the background |
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| location | Gilgit-Baltistan ( Pakistan ) | |
| Mountains | Batura Muztagh ( Karakoram ) | |
| Type | Valley glacier | |
| length | 24 km | |
| Exposure | east | |
| Altitude range | 6800 m - 2600 m | |
| width | ⌀ 1.2 km | |
| Coordinates | 36 ° 28 ′ N , 74 ° 46 ′ E | |
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| drainage | Hunza → Gilgit → Indus | |
 Passu glacier with the eastern flank of the Pasu Diar in the background |
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The Passu Glacier is located in the western Karakoram in the Pakistani special territory of Gilgit-Baltistan .
The Passu Glacier has a length of 24 km. It flows in an easterly direction through the eastern part of the Batura Muztagh mountain range . A mountain ridge separates it from the Batura glacier, which runs further north . The Passu Glacier is framed by the Shispare mountain in the southwest and the Pasu Diar in the west. The glacier ends at the village of Passu on the west bank of the Hunza River .
Web links
Commons : Passugletscher - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Glaciers in the western Karakoram at himalaya-info.org