The Baltoro Glacier (Balti: བལྟོརོ་གངས།, romanized: Baltoro gangs, lit. 'Bone breaker';[1] Urdu: بالتورو گلیشیر) is a glacier located in the Shigar District of the Gilgit-Baltistan region in Pakistan. It stretches for 63 km (39 mi) in length. It is one of the longest glaciers outside the polar regions. It is home to some of the world’s highest mountains. It runs through the Karakoram mountain range, close to K2, which is the second highest peak in the world, reaching an elevation of 8,611 meters (28,251 feet). Within a 20-kilometer radius, there are three more mountains with elevations exceeding 8,000 meters.[2]
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^The Fedchenko Glacier in the Pamir Mountains of Tajikistan is 77 km long, the Siachen Glacier which lies southeast of the Baltoro is 70 km long, and the Biafo Glacier to the northwest of the Baltoro is 67 km long. Exact lengths are relatively easy to determine with modern maps and imagery so as to include recent glacial retreat. Measurements are from recent imagery, generally supplemented with Russian 1:200,000 scale topographic mapping as well as Jerzy Wala,Orographical Sketch Map: Karakoram: Sheets 1 & 2, Swiss Foundation for Alpine Research, Zurich, 1990.
The BaltoroGlacier (Balti: བལྟོརོ་གངས།, romanized: Baltoro gangs, lit. 'Bone breaker'; Urdu: بالتورو گلیشیر) is a glacier located in the Shigar District...
Baltoro may refer to: BaltoroGlacier, a glacier in the Karakoram mountain range northern Pakistan. Baltoro as single expression without adjunct usually...
all located on the north and east sides of the BaltoroGlacier. Below is a list of peaks in the Baltoro Muztagh that exceed 7,000 meters (22,970 feet)...
lie in the surroundings of Concordia; the confluence of BaltoroGlacier and Godwin Austen Glacier). Most of the highest peaks in Pakistan lie in the Karakoram...
Gilgit–Baltistan, Pakistan near Gondogoro Glacier and BaltoroGlacier. It provides access to Gondogoro (La) Pass. The glacier was named by Conway after Godfrey...
the Himalayas. Sarpo Laggo Glacier lies north of the Baltoro Muztagh range. It could be reached from the Baltoroglacier on the Pakistani side of the...
Pakistan. The Shigar is formed from the melted water of the BaltoroGlacier and Biafo Glacier. It flows through the Shigar Valley. The river is a tributary...
confluence of BaltoroGlacier and Godwin-Austen Glacier. Gondogoro Pass List of mountains in Pakistan List of highest mountains List of glaciers Northern Pakistan...
BaltoroGlacier and Biafo Glacier. Braldu River Shyok River Saltoro River Hushe River Nubra River, rising from the meltwater of the Siachen Glacier Suru...
The Trango Towers are situated to the north of the BaltoroGlacier and are part of the Baltoro Muztagh, which is a sub-range within the Karakoram mountain...
BaltoroGlacier (which is one of the largest glaciers outside polar regions) rises from the foot of Baltoro Kangri. On the northern side of Baltoro Kangri...
permission to film in Kashmir. Batura Glacier Colonel Narendra Kumar NJ9842 Indira Col Robert D. Hodgson BaltoroGlacier Saltoro Kangri Sia La Bilafond La...
distinctive curvature or shape of its summit as observed from the BaltoroGlacier (and in Persia, "masheh" means both matchlock and trigger, and "dar"...
habitation to the north. K2 is only fleetingly glimpsed from the end of the BaltoroGlacier, beyond which few local people would have ventured. The name Chogori...
are rare. BaltoroGlacier Godwin-Austen Glacier Sarpo Laggo Glacier Azad Kashmir Eight-thousander List of highest mountains List of glaciers Hewitt, K...
prevailing formation being gneiss. In the north is the BaltoroGlacier, one of the longest glaciers outside of the polar regions, 56 kilometres (35 mi) long...
Trango Glacier (Chinese: 川口冰川, Urdu: ترانگو گلیشیر) is a glacier in the Baltoro Muztagh range of the Karakoram in Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan...
southwestern side of the major Karakoram glaciers, including the Siachen, Baltoro, Biafo and Hispar Glacier, which run from east to west. The primary...
under Pakistan's control such as Gayari Camp, Chogolisa, BaltoroGlacier, Conway Saddle, Baltoro Muztagh, and Gasherbrum lie west of the AGPL. India allows...
all the big Karakorum glaciers to be discovered, in 1835. BaltoroGlacier Biafo Glacier Godwin-Austen Glacier Kutiah Lungma Glacier Kick, Wilhelm (1956)...
is a remote group of peaks situated at the northeastern end of the BaltoroGlacier in the Karakoram mountain range. The peaks are located within the border...
long, Biafo Glacier 67 km (42 mi) long, and BaltoroGlacier 63 km (39 mi) long. The Bruggen or Pio XI Glacier in southern Chile is 66 km long. Measurements...
Expeditions. It is equally popular with high altitude trekkers, who treks to BaltoroGlacier, K2 Base Camp and Concordia. Skardu by road, lies approximately 5 hours...
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