Biafo Glacier

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glacier valley glacier

Biafo Glacier is a major glacier in Pakistan’s Karakoram range, known for forming one of the world’s longest continuous glacier systems when linked with the Hispar Glacier.

Aliases (1)

Biafo–Hispar glacier system ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	glacier → valley glacier →
accessPoint	Askole village →
approximateMaxElevationAlongGlacierRoute	over 5000 m →
climateZone	high-altitude alpine →
connectedViaPass	Hispar Pass →
continent	Asia →
country	Pakistan →
drainageBasin	Indus River basin →
endOfTrekRoute	Hispar village →
feeds	tributaries of the Indus River →
flowsTowards	Braldo River NERFINISHED →
formsGlacierSystemWith	Hispar Glacier →
hasLanguageOfLocalCommunities	Balti →
hazard	crevasse danger → rockfall →
highestPointOfRoute	Hispar Pass →
HisparPassElevation	about 5150 m →
knownFor	forming one of the world’s longest continuous glacier systems with Hispar Glacier →
length	about 39 miles → approximately 63 km →
locatedIn	Gilgit-Baltistan → Karakoram → Pakistan →
locatedInDistrict	Shigar District →
locatedInProtectedArea	Central Karakoram National Park →
mountainRange	Karakoram →
near	Askole →
nearestMajorTown	Skardu →
notableFor	challenging glacier travel → large wilderness of rock and ice →
partOf	Biafo–Hispar glacier system → Central Karakoram National Park →
region	Baltistan →
seasonBestForTrekking	summer →
surfaceFeature	crevasses → extensive medial moraines → icefalls →
surfaceType	ice and debris-covered ice →
terminus	Braldo River valley →
totalSystemLengthWithHispar	about 100 km → about 62 miles →
tourismType	adventure tourism →
trekRoute	Askole–Biafo–Hispar–Hunza →
usedFor	mountaineering access → trekking →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Karakoram →	contains
Gilgit-Baltistan →	containsGlacier
Hispar Glacier →	formsTraverseWith
Shigar Valley →	hasGlacierAccess
Panmah Glacier →	near
Biafo Glacier ("Biafo–Hispar glacier system") →	partOf