Hispar Glacier
Hispar Glacier (Balti: ཧིསྤར་གངས།, romanized: Hispar gangs; Urdu: ہسپر گلیشر) is a 49-km (30-mile) long glacier situated in the Karakoram Mountains of Gilgit–Baltistan, Pakistan. It converges with the Biafo Glacier, which extends for 67 kilometers (42 miles), at the Hispar La (Pass), reaching an altitude of 5,128 meters (16,824 feet). This confluence creates the world's longest glacial system outside of the polar regions.
| Hispar Glacier | |
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| ཧིསྤར་གངས། (Balti) | |
Hispar glacier and Hispar Muztagh above (to the North) with Distaghil Sar, Kunyang Chhish, Pumari Chhish, Kanjut Sar on a photo taken from the ISS. | |
Hispar Glacier Location in Pakistan Hispar Glacier Hispar Glacier (Gilgit Baltistan) | |
| Type | Mountain glacier |
| Location | Karakoram range, Hispar Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan |
| Coordinates | 36°5′N 75°16′E |
| Length | 100 km (62 mi) |
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