Glacier de Biafo

Glacier de Biafo
Glacier de Biafo
Latitude
Longitude
35° 50′ Nord
       75° 46′ Est
/ 35.83, 75.77
35° 50′ N 75° 46′ E / 35.83, 75.77 
Pays Drapeau du Pakistan Pakistan
Zone Gilgit-Baltistan
Massif Karakoram
Type Glacier de vallée
Longueur maximale 63 km (1977)
Superficie 344 km2 (1977)
Altitude du front glaciaire 3 000 m

Géolocalisation sur la carte : Pakistan

(Voir situation sur carte : Pakistan)
Glacier de Biafo

Le glacier de Biafo est un très grand glacier du Cachemire septentrional, situé à 3 000 mètres d'altitude dans le massif du Karakoram (Pakistan). D'une superficie de 344 kilomètres carrés[1], il mesure 63 km[1] de long et compte parmi les trois plus grands[1] glaciers de la Terre. Le glacier de Biafo alimente un émissaire lui-même affluent de l'Indus, le Shigar.

Notes

  1. a, b et c Chiffres publiés en 1977

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