Vignegletscher
| Vignegletscher | ||
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 Chogolisa in the center of the picture; the Vignegletscher on the right |
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| location | Gilgit-Baltistan ( Pakistan ) | |
| Mountains | Masherbrum Mountains ( Karakoram ) | |
| Type | Valley glacier | |
| length | 14 km | |
| Exposure | North northeast | |
| Altitude range | 6000 m - 4700 m | |
| width | ⌀ 1.4 km | |
| Coordinates | 35 ° 42 ' N , 76 ° 32' E | |
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| drainage | Upper Baltoro Glacier | |
 View to the south of the lower part of the Vignegletscher; left the ridge of the Khumul Gri |
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The Vignegletscher is located in the southern Karakoram in the Pakistani special territory of Gilgit-Baltistan .
The 14 km long glacier is located in the northeastern Masherbrum Mountains . It has its nutrient area on the western flank of the 7668 m high Chogolisa . It flows in an arc initially to the west, later to the north around the ridge of the Khumul Gri ( 6851 m ). The Prupoo Brakka ( 6870 m ) rises to the south . In the west lies the Gondogoro La , a 5614 m high transition to the Gondogoro Glacier . The Vignegletscher reaches a width of 1.4 km in the lower part. It finally flows east of Miter Peak into the Upper Baltoro Glacier , which shortly afterwards joins the Godwin-Austen Glacier at Concordiaplatz to form the Baltoro Glacier.
The glacier was named after the British explorer Godfrey Thomas Vigne (1801–1863).
Web links
- Map at himalaya-info.org