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Discover: Northern Areas of PAKISTAN
Baltoro & Siachen Glaciers
The beautiful coincidence point of Siachen and Baltoro glaciers (75 km & 64 km respectively).The two longest non-polar glaciers in the world.More than 60 peaks (above 7000 metres) of Karakoram mountain range are clustered around the both two.Baltoro glacier contains 28 peaks above 7000 metres with 4 even above 8000 metres & the Siachen glacier contains 32 peaks above 7000 metres Wilderness of Glacier & Snow Lake This might happened with you too if you are trekking on the largest non-polar glacial world "The Karakorams".The karakoram is one of the greatest mountain range on earth with almost entirely in Northern Pakistan starting from west and runs towards east the karakoram covers an area of 300 miles in between.The Sim gang Glacier also known as "Snow Lake" forms the divide between the Hipar,Biafo and Panmah glaciers.This is the longest glacial trek in the world outside polar regions with the incredible length of 126 km.The highest mountain in the picture is baintha Braak 7285 m Third Pole of the Earth The Majestic range of Karakoram in Northern Pakistan has the honor of having World's Largest glaciers outside north and south poles.It is among one of them taken in the extreme Summer month.You can judge the size of the glacier by reading notes.This is the junction of Biafo and Hispar glaciers which ogether form 118 km of longest layer of ice on the Earth outside the pole.Although from Area The biggest glacier of Pakistan is undoubtedly Siachen covering about 2000 sq km area Hispar Pass Credits: Heartkins/Khurram Ali KHAN The Hotel Industry Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation
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wow nice
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I hate these kind of threads.
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Updated slideshow of my Flickr photo's on http://www.flickr.com/photos/99103135@N00/show/ Forza Fiorentina! Alè alè Viola! |
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My brother visited the Hunza valley area last year and raved about it. Rakaposhi in pics 1 & 3 is sposed to have the largest mountain face anywhere in the world. |
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I would love to visit Pakistan, especially the Northern parts - but the only concern is for terrorism
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Some of the best pictures ever!! And also very "not-pakistani". So green!
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This country is the size of California yet has some of the most diverse terrain in the world...plains, mountain ranges, deserts you name it...
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