Trango Glacier
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.
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), has a height of 6,286 metres (20,623 ft).
See also
- Hainablak Glacier
- Trango Towers
- List of mountains in Pakistan
- List of highest mountains
- List of glaciers
References
- ^ Xaver Bongard Great Trango Tower in John Middendorf Big Walls
- ^ Trango Towers
- ^ Trango Towers summitpost.org