Baltoro Glacier

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Baltoro Glacier is one of the world’s largest and most famous mountain glaciers, located in Pakistan’s Karakoram range and serving as a key route to K2 and other high peaks.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain glacier
valley glacier
accessTown Skardu
climateZone high mountain climate
country Pakistan
countrySubdivision Skardu
surface form: Skardu District
drainageBasin Indus River basin
feedsRiver Braldo River
Shigar River
geologicalSetting collision zone of Indian and Eurasian plates
hasConfluence Concordia
hasRisk avalanches
crevasse danger
rockfall
length about 63 km
locatedIn Gilgit-Baltistan
Karakoram
Pakistan
mountainRange Karakoram
near Broad Peak
Chogolisa
Concordia
Gasherbrum I
Gasherbrum II
Gasherbrum III
Gasherbrum IV
K2
Masherbrum
Trango Towers
notableFor access route to Broad Peak
access route to Gasherbrum massif
access route to K2
access route to Masherbrum
mountaineering approach route
trekking destination
protectedArea Central Karakoram National Park
rankingByLength one of the longest non-polar glaciers in the world
region Gilgit-Baltistan
surface form: Baltistan
surfaceFeature crevassed
heavily debris-covered
terminusElevation about 3450 m
tourismActivity high-altitude trekking
mountaineering
tourismType adventure tourism
tributaryGlacier Biange Glacier
Godwin-Austen Glacier
Vigne Glacier
Yermandendu Glacier
upperElevation over 7000 m

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Bride Peak hasGlacierOnFlanks Baltoro Glacier
Karakoram glacial system hasPart Baltoro Glacier
Shigar River source Baltoro Glacier
Shigar River drainageSource Baltoro Glacier
Latok III hasAccessFrom Baltoro Glacier
this entity surface form: Baltoro region
Braldu Valley gatewayTo Baltoro Glacier
Abruzzi Glacier near Baltoro Glacier
Uli Biaho Tower near Baltoro Glacier
Uli Biaho Tower baseCampOn Baltoro Glacier
Italian Karakoram expedition 1958 region Baltoro Glacier
this entity surface form: Baltoro region
Italian Karakoram expedition 1958 baseCampLocation Baltoro Glacier
this entity surface form: Baltoro Glacier area
Askole servesAsGatewayTo Baltoro Glacier
Askole village near Baltoro Glacier
subject surface form: Askole
K2 base camp locatedOn Baltoro Glacier
K2 base camp associatedWith Baltoro Glacier
K2 base camp nearbyFeature Baltoro Glacier
this entity surface form: Concordia (Baltoro–Godwin-Austen confluence)
Braldo River valley locatedNear Baltoro Glacier
Shigar District gatewayTo Baltoro Glacier
Gasherbrum massif near Baltoro Glacier
Paiju Peak overlooks Baltoro Glacier
Paiju Peak hasViewOf Baltoro Glacier
Godwin-Austen Glacier partOf Baltoro Glacier
this entity surface form: Baltoro Glacier basin
Godwin-Austen Glacier flowsInto Baltoro Glacier
Godwin-Austen Glacier tributaryOf Baltoro Glacier
Mitre Peak overlooks Baltoro Glacier
Mitre Peak partOf Baltoro Glacier
this entity surface form: Baltoro region
Vigne Glacier partOf Baltoro Glacier
this entity surface form: Baltoro Glacier system
Vigne Glacier near Baltoro Glacier
Vigne Glacier flowsInto Baltoro Glacier
Biarchedi Peak near Baltoro Glacier
Biarchedi Peak liesEastOf Baltoro Glacier
Biarchedi Peak hasPhotoViewFrom Baltoro Glacier
Biange Glacier locatedIn Baltoro Glacier
this entity surface form: Baltoro Glacier system
Biange Glacier feedsInto Baltoro Glacier
Yermandendu Glacier partOf Baltoro Glacier
this entity surface form: Baltoro Glacier system
Yermandendu Glacier feedsInto Baltoro Glacier
GB contains Baltoro Glacier
Karakoram River valleys near Baltoro Glacier
OPSD servesTouristDestination Baltoro Glacier
subject surface form: Skardu Airport
this entity surface form: Baltoro Glacier region