Hispar Glacier

Hispar Glacier
ཧིསྤར་གངས། (Balti)
Hispar glacier and Hispar Muztagh above (to the North) with Distaghil Sar, Kunyang Chhish, Pumari Chhish, Kanjut Sar on a photo taken from the ISS.
Map showing the location of Hispar Glacier
Map showing the location of Hispar Glacier
Hispar Glacier
Location in Pakistan
Map showing the location of Hispar Glacier
Map showing the location of Hispar Glacier
Hispar Glacier
Hispar Glacier (Gilgit Baltistan)
TypeMountain glacier
LocationKarakoram range, Hispar Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Coordinates36°5′N 75°16′E / 36.083°N 75.267°E / 36.083; 75.267
Length100 km (62 mi)
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Hispar Glacier (Balti: ཧིསྤར་གངས།, romanized: Hispar gangs; Urdu: ہسپر گلیشر) is a 49-km (30-mile) long glacier situated in the Karakoram Mountains of Gilgit–Baltistan, Pakistan. It converges with the Biafo Glacier, which extends for 67 kilometers (42 miles), at the Hispar La (Pass), reaching an altitude of 5,128 meters (16,824 feet). This confluence creates the world's longest glacial system outside of the polar regions.