Southern Terong Glacier
| Southern Terong Glacier | ||
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| location | Ladakh ( India ) | |
| Mountains | Rimo Muztagh ( Karakoram ) | |
| Type | Valley glacier | |
| length | 26 km | |
| Exposure | west | |
| Altitude range | 7200 m - 4350 m | |
| width | ⌀ 1.2 km in the middle section | |
| Coordinates | 35 ° 13 ' N , 77 ° 22' E | |
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| drainage | Northern Terong Glacier → Siachen Glacier → Nubra | |
The Southern Terong Glacier is located in the eastern Karakoram in the Indian-controlled part of Kashmir .
The 26 km long glacier is located in the Rimo Muztagh . The southern Terong Glacier flows from the western flank of the 7,516 m high Mamostong Kangri in a north-westerly direction through the Rimo Muztagh massif. The southern Terong glacier ends about 500 m before the northern Terong glacier . The meltwater flows under the lower part of the Northern Terong Glacier.