Vigne Glacier

Vigne Glacier
وینیہ گلیشیر (Urdu)
Vigne glacier, looking south
Vigne Glacier is located in Karakoram
Vigne Glacier
Location within Karakoram
Vigne Glacier is located in Gilgit Baltistan
Vigne Glacier
Location within Gilgit Baltistan
Interactive map of Vigne Glacier
TypeMountain glacier
LocationKarakoram range, Baltistan, Pakistan
Coordinates35°38′26″N 76°44′22″E / 35.6406°N 76.7394°E / 35.6406; 76.7394
Length10 kilometres (6 mi)

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.

History

The glacier was named by Martin Conway[2] after Godfrey Vigne (1801-1863), an early British traveler in Kashmir and Baltistan.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Way: Vigne Glacier (123701943) OpenStreetMap
  2. ↑ Conway, Sir William Martin (1894). Climbing and Exploration in the Karakoram Himalayas. Unwin. p. 454. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
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