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Batura Glacier

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Batura Glacier is one of the largest and longest glaciers outside the polar regions, measuring about 57 kilometers in length, in the upper Hunza region of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, within the Karakoram range. It flows west to east near the peaks of Batura and Passu, close to the Karakoram Highway, and its lower reaches are covered in rocky debris interspersed with small settlements and pastoral land.

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Batura Glacier (Urdu: بتورا گلیشیر), 57 km (35 mi) long, is one of the largest and longest glaciers outside of the polar regions.
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