Abruzzi Glacier
Glacier in Pakistan
35°40′41″N 76°40′4″E / 35.67806°N 76.66778°E / 35.67806; 76.66778
The Abruzzi Glacier (Urdu: آبروزي گلیشیر ) is situated to the north of the Baltoro Kangri peak in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. This glacier merges with the Baltoro Glacier, which is one of the largest glaciers outside of the polar regions. Initially, the glacier flows in a northwest direction before veering westward. The Abruzzi Glacier offers magnificent vistas of K2, the second highest peak in the world and the highest peak in Pakistan.
The Abruzzi Glacier was named in tribute to Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi, an Italian mountaineer and Arctic explorer. He led an expedition to the Karakoram mountain range in 1909, which included several partial ascents of K2.
See also
- Baltoro Glacier
- List of glaciers
External links
- Northern Pakistan detailed placemarks in Google Earth Archived 2012-02-04 at the Wayback Machine
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Glaciers of Gilgit-Baltistan
- Abruzzi Glacier
- Baltoro Glacier
- Batura Glacier
- Biafo Glacier
- Biarchedi Glacier
- Chogo Lungma Glacier
- Chumik Glacier
- Godwin-Austen Glacier
- Gondogoro Glacier
- Hainablak Glacier
- Hispar Glacier
- Kutiah Lungma Glacier
- Miar Glacier
- Panmah Glacier
- Passu Glacier
- Rupal Glacier
- Shani Glacier
- Trango Glacier
- Vigne Glacier
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