Trango_Glacier

Trango Glacier

Trango Glacier

Glacier in Pakistan

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.

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Geography

It flows from north to south on the west side of the Trango Towers and joins the Baltoro Glacier.

The Great Trango Tower, declared a record holder for the "greatest nearly vertical drop" in the world at 1,340 metres (4,400 ft),[1][2] has a height of 6,286 metres (20,623 ft).[3]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Xaver Bongard Great Trango Tower in John Middendorf Big Walls
  2. [2]
    Trango Towers
  3. [3]
    Trango Towers summitpost.org


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