Yashkuk-Yaz Glacier
| Yashkuk-Yaz Glacier | ||
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.jpg) The glacier tongue of the Yashkuk-Yaz glacier (left) flows into the Chapursan valley |
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| location | Gilgit-Baltistan ( Pakistan ) | |
| Mountains | Lupghar Group ( Karakoram ) | |
| Type | Valley glacier | |
| length | 25 km | |
| Exposure | North | |
| Altitude range | 7000 m - 3300 m | |
| width | ⌀ 1.4 km | |
| Coordinates | 36 ° 47 ′ N , 74 ° 20 ′ E | |
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| drainage | Chapursan → Hunza → Gilgit → Indus | |
The Yashkuk-Yaz Glacier is located in the western Karakoram in the Pakistani special territory of Gilgit-Baltistan .
The Yashkuk-Yaz Glacier has a length of 25 km. The glacier flows north of the mountains Kampire Dior ( 7142 m ) and Pamri Sar ( 7016 m ) in a northerly direction through the Lupghar group . The Kukijerab glacier flows into the glacier on the right. The Yashkuk-Yaz Glacier eventually reaches the Chapursan River , which flows in an easterly direction.
Web links
- Map at himalaya-info.org