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Baltoro Glacier - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (396 words) |
 | The Baltoro Muztagh lies to the north and east of the glacier, while the Masherbrum Mountains lie to the south. |
| Several large tributary glaciers feed the main Baltoro glacier, including the Godwin Austen Glacier, flowing south from K2; the Abruzzi and the various Gasherbrum Glaciers, flowing from the Gasherbrum group of peaks; the Vigne Glacier, flowing from Chogolisa, and the Yermandendu Glacier, flowing from Masherbrum. |
| The confluence of the main Baltoro Glacier with the Godwin Austen Glacier is known as Concordia; this location and K2 base camp are popular trekking destinations. |
| List of mountains in Pakistan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (943 words) |
| Five of the fourteen highest independent peaks in the world (the eight-thousanders) are in Pakistan (four of which lie in the surroundings of Concordia; the confluence of Baltoro Glacier and Godwin Austen Glacier). |
| Most of the highest peaks in Pakistan lie in Karakoram range (which lies almost entirely in the Northern Areas of Pakistan, and is considered to be a part of the greater Himalayan range) but some peaks above 7,000 m are included in Himalayan and Hindu Kush ranges. |
| The peak marked as number 9 is Nanga Parbat (8,125 m), which is the highest Himalayan peak in Pakistan. |
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