Simgang glacier
| Simgang Glacier - Sim Gang | ||
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 View from Hispar La to the Simgang Glacier, on the right the Baintha Brakk ( Ogre ), on the left the Sim La |
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| location | Gilgit-Baltistan ( Pakistan ) | |
| Mountains | Panmah Muztagh ( Karakoram ) | |
| length | 18 km | |
| Exposure | west | |
| Altitude range | 5400 m - 4700 m | |
| width | ⌀ 2.4 km | |
| Coordinates | 36 ° 0 ′ N , 75 ° 40 ′ E | |
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| drainage | Biafo Glacier → Braldu → Shigar → Indus | |
The Simgang Glacier (or Sim Gang ) is located in the western Karakoram in the Pakistani special territory of Gilgit-Baltistan .
The Simgang Glacier is an 18 km long tributary glacier of the Biafogletscher . The Simgang Glacier is part of an extensive glacier system in the Panmah Muztagh mountain range . It flows from the 5430 m high Sim La mountain pass in a westerly direction to the Biafogletscher. The glacier is flanked by the 7,285 m high mountain Baintha Brakk ( Ogre ) to the southeast .
Web links
Commons : Simgang Glacier - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files
- Glaciers in the western Karakoram at himalaya-info.org