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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.
| Trango Glacier | |
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| ترانگو گلیشیر (Urdu) | |
 The Great Trango Tower | |
  Trango Glacier Location in Pakistan  Trango Glacier Trango Glacier (Gilgit Baltistan) | |
| Type | Mountain glacier |
| Location | Baltoro Muztagh of Karakoram, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan |
| Coordinates | 35°48′N 76°8′E / 35.800°N 76.133°E |
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Geography
editIt 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
editReferences
edit- ^ Xaver Bongard Great Trango Tower in John Middendorf Big Walls
- ^ Trango Towers
- ^ Trango Towers summitpost.org
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