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Hispar Pass
UN map of Siachin area
Elevation5,128 m (16,824 ft)
LocationPakistan
RangeKarakorum Range
File:GyongLaNJ9842.png
Actual Ground Position Line shown with yellow-colored dotted line

Hispar Pass (or Hispar La) (el. 5,128 m/16,824 ft) is a high-altitude, non-technical mountain pass in the Karakoram Range in Pakistan.[1]

At the pass, the Biafo Glacier (63 km long) and Hispar Glacier (49 km long) meet to form the world's longest glacial traverse outside of the polar regions, 100 kilometers in length.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ice and isolation in the Karakoram".


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