West Gasherbrum Glacier
West Gasherbrum Glacier is a glacier in Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan. West Gasherbrum Glacier is situated nearby to the locality Concordia.- Type: Glacier
- Description: glacier in Pakistan
- Also known as: “ویسٹ گاشربرم گلیشیر”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gasherbrum IV and Gasherbrum VII.
Gasherbrum IV
Peak
Gasherbrum IV, originally surveyed as K3, is the 17th highest mountain on Earth and the 6th highest in Pakistan, as well as the highest independent mountain under eight thousand metres in Pakistan.
Gasherbrum V
Peak
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Concordia.
Concordia
Locality
Concordia is the confluence of the Baltoro Glacier and the Godwin-Austen Glacier in the Karakoram mountain range of Pakistan. It is located in the Baltistan region of Pakistan, at 4,691 metres above sea level.
West Gasherbrum Glacier
- Category: landform
- Location: Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, South Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.7527° or 35° 45′ 10″ north
Longitude
76.5741° or 76° 34′ 27″ east
Open location code
8J7RQH3F+3J
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=glacier
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
Discover West Gasherbrum Glacier from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Chinese to German—“West Gasherbrum Glacier” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “西加舒布鲁木冰川”
- German: “Westlicher Gasherbrumgletscher”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as 音红滩 and Hushe.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Twins and Broad Peak Glacier.
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