Southern Rimo Glacier
| Southern Rimo Glacier | ||
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| location | Ladakh ( India ) | |
| Mountains | Rimo Muztagh ( Karakoram ) | |
| Type | Valley glacier | |
| length | 22 km | |
| Exposure | east | |
| Altitude range | 7300 m - 5000 m | |
| width | ⌀ 2.8 km in the lower section | |
| Coordinates | 35 ° 20 ′ N , 77 ° 31 ′ E | |
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| drainage | Shyok → Indus | |
The southern Rimo glacier is located in the eastern Karakoram in the Indian union territory of Ladakh .
The southern Rimo glacier has a length of 22 km. It flows in an easterly direction through the eastern part of the Rimo Muztagh mountain range . The 7385 m high Rimo I is located at the western end of the glacier. The Middle Rimo Glacier runs further north. Both glaciers - the southern and the middle Rimo glacier - end a few meters apart and together feed the Shyok , a right tributary of the Indus .
Web links
- Glaciers in the Eastern Karakoram at himalaya-info.org