| Vigne Glacier | |
|---|---|
| وینیہ گلیشیر (Urdu) | |
 Vigne glacier, looking south | |
  Vigne GlacierLocation of the Biarchedi Glacier within the greater Karakoram regionShow map of Karakoram Vigne GlacierVigne Glacier (Gilgit Baltistan)Show map of Gilgit Baltistan | |
| Type | Mountain glacier |
| Location | Karakoram range, Baltistan, Pakistan |
| Coordinates | 35°38′26″N 76°44′22″E / 35.64056°N 76.73944°E / 35.64056; 76.73944 |
| Length | 10 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. It provides access to Gondogoro (La) Pass.
History
The glacier was named by Conway after Godfrey Vigne (1801-1863), an early British traveler in Kashmir and Baltistan.
See also
- Baltoro Glacier
- Gondogoro Glacier
- Gondogoro Pass
- List of mountains in Pakistan
- List of highest mountains
- List of glaciers
- Tourism in Pakistan
References
- Way: Vigne Glacier (123701943) OpenStreetMap
- Conway, Sir William Martin (1894). Climbing and Exploration in the Karakoram Himalayas. Unwin. p. 454. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
External links
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