Vigne Glacier

Vigne Glacier (Balti: ཝིགྣེ་གང།, romanized: wigne gang, lit.'Wigne Glacier'; Urdu: وینیہ گلیشیر) is a glacier in Gilgit–Baltistan, Pakistan near Gondogoro Glacier and Baltoro Glacier.[1] It provides access to Gondogoro (La) Pass.

Vigne Glacier
وینیہ گلیشیر (Urdu)
Vigne glacier, looking south
Map showing the location of Vigne Glacier
Map showing the location of Vigne Glacier
Vigne Glacier
Location of the Biarchedi Glacier within the greater Karakoram region
Map showing the location of Vigne Glacier
Map showing the location of Vigne Glacier
Vigne Glacier
Vigne Glacier (Gilgit Baltistan)
TypeMountain glacier
LocationKarakoram range, Baltistan, Pakistan
Coordinates35°38′26″N 76°44′22″E
Length10 kilometres (6 mi)

History

The glacier is named after Godfrey Vigne (1801-1863), an early British traveler in Kashmir and Baltistan.

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