Saturday, April 24, 2010

Road map for Gilgit


Mountains and Glaciers
Five of the Eight-thousander (above 8,000m) peaks of the world are in the Northern Areas of Pakistan. Three of the world's seven longest glaciers outside the polar regions are also in Northern Areas, the Biafo Glacier, Baltoro Glacier, and Batura Glacier.
Some of the notable peaks include:
K2, 2nd highest of the world at 8,611m.
Nanga Parbat, 9th highest of the world at 8,125m
Gasherbrum I, 11th highest of the world at 8,080m.
Broad Peak, 12th highest of the world at 8,047m.
Gasherbrum II-IV, 13th-17th highest of the world at 8,035m-7,932m
Masherbrum (K1), 22nd highest of the world at 7,821m.
Rakaposhi, 27th highest of the world at 7,788m.
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