Trango Glacier

Trango Glacier
ترانگو گلیشیر (Urdu)
The Great Trango Tower
Trango Glacier Location in Pakistan Show map of Karakoram Trango Glacier Trango Glacier (Gilgit Baltistan) Show map of Gilgit Baltistan
Type	Mountain glacier
Location	Baltoro Muztagh of Karakoram, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Coordinates	35°48′N 76°8′E

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),[1][2] has a height of 6,286 metres (20,623 ft).[3]

See also

• Hainablak Glacier
• Trango Towers
• List of mountains in Pakistan
• List of highest mountains
• List of glaciers

References

1. Xaver Bongard Great Trango Tower in John Middendorf Big Walls
2. Trango Towers
3. Trango Towers summitpost.org