The Yinsugaiti Glacier is located in
Shaksgam River basin, north-west of
K2 peak on the northern slope of the
Karakoram
The Karakoram () is a mountain range in the Kashmir region spanning the border of Pakistan, China, and India, with the northwestern extremity of the range extending to Afghanistan and Tajikistan. Most of the Karakoram mountain range is withi ...
Range.
[J. Ehlers, Jürgen Ehlers, P.L. Gibbard, P.D. Hughes, editors]
Quaternary Glaciations - Extent and Chronology: A Closer Look
Amsterdam Elsevier 2011 The glacier is about 41.5 kilometres long, covering an area of 392.4 square kilometres.
It is
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...
's largest glacier valley.
References
See also
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Sarpo Laggo Glacier
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Trans-Karakoram Tract
The Trans-Karakoram Tract (), also known as the Shaksgam Tract (), is an area of approximately north of the Karakoram watershed, including the Shaksgam valley. The tract is administered by China as part of its Taxkorgan and Yecheng counties ...
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Dafdar
Dafdar, also spelled Daftar, is a township in the Taghdumbash Pamir located in Tashkurgan Tajik Autonomous County, Kashgar Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China. The township is located near the China–Pakistan border. The sou ...
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Shaksgam River
Glaciers of China
Glaciers of the Karakoram
Karakoram
Valleys of Xinjiang
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