Rupal Glacier
| Rupal Glacier | |
|---|---|
Rupal Glacier Location in Pakistan Rupal Glacier Rupal Glacier (Gilgit Baltistan) Rupal Glacier Rupal Glacier (Pakistan) | |
| Location | Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan |
| Coordinates | 35°6′N 74°24′E / 35.100°N 74.400°E |
Rupal Glacier or Toshain Glacier is an alpine glacier in the Great Himalaya subrange of Himalayas in Gilgit-Baltistan, northern Pakistan. Ranging an elevation of 3,730 metres (12,240 ft) to 6,300 metres (20,700 ft), it starts north of Toshain Peak with height of 6,270-metre-high (20,570 ft) (35°8′35.93″N 74°24′52.46″E / 35.1433139°N 74.4145722°E) and flows northeastward, north of Laila Peak (Rupal Valley) with a height of 5,971 metres (19,590 ft) high and south of Nanga Parbat's many peaks.[1] The meltwater from the glacier forms Rupal River.
See also
Sources
- ^ Nüsser, Marcus; Schmidt, Susanne (2021). "Glacier changes on the Nanga Parbat 1856–2020: A multi-source retrospective analysis". Science of the Total Environment. 785. Bibcode:2021ScTEn.78547321N. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.147321. ISSN 0048-9697. PMID 33933774.