Vigne Glacier
Appearance
Vigne Glacier | |
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وینیہ گلیشیر (Urdu) | |
Location of the Biarchedi Glacier within the greater Karakoram region | |
Type | Mountain glacier |
Location | Karakoram range, Baltistan, Pakistan |
Coordinates | 35°38′26″N 76°44′22″E / 35.64056°N 76.73944°E |
Length | 10 kilometres (6 mi) |
Vigne Glacier (Template:Lang-bft; Template:Lang-ur) is a glacier in Gilgit–Baltistan, Pakistan near Gondogoro Glacier and Baltoro Glacier.[1] It provides access to Gondogoro (La) Pass.
History
The glacier is named after Godfrey Vigne (1801-1863), an early British traveler in Kashmir and Baltistan.
See also
- Baltoro Glacier
- Gondogoro Glacier
- Gondogoro Pass
- List of mountains in Pakistan
- List of highest mountains
- List of glaciers
- Tourism in Pakistan