Shigar River
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The Shigar River is a glacial river in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, that drains the Baltoro Glacier and flows through the Shigar Valley before joining the Indus River.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shigar River canonical | 6 |
| Shigar River basin | 3 |
| Shigar | 1 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glacial river
ⓘ
river ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Pakistan ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Pakistan ⓘ |
| drainageSource | Baltoro Glacier ⓘ |
| feeds | local irrigation systems in Shigar Valley ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | generally southeast toward the Indus River ⓘ |
| flowsFrom |
Karakoram
ⓘ
surface form:
Karakoram Range
|
| flowsNear |
Shigar Valley
ⓘ
surface form:
Shigar town
Skardu ⓘ |
| flowsThrough | Shigar Valley ⓘ |
| hasSourceType | glacier ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cold glacial waters
ⓘ
proximity to major Karakoram peaks ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gilgit-Baltistan
ⓘ
Shigar District ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | territory of Gilgit-Baltistan ⓘ |
| locatedInMountainRange | Karakoram ⓘ |
| mouth | Indus River ⓘ |
| near |
Baltoro Glacier trekking routes
ⓘ
access routes to K2 region ⓘ |
| partOf | Indus River basin ⓘ |
| region |
Gilgit-Baltistan
ⓘ
surface form:
Baltistan
|
| riverSystem |
Indus River
ⓘ
surface form:
Indus River system
|
| source | Baltoro Glacier ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Indus River ⓘ |
| valleyFormed | Shigar Valley ⓘ |
| watercourseType | glacial meltwater river ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Shigar River basin
this entity surface form:
Shigar River basin
this entity surface form:
Shigar
this entity surface form:
Shigar River basin