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Batura Glacier

Glaciers and Ice Formations

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. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Glaciation, Processes

Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to formative process Glaciation via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Batura Glacier

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Glaciology, Disciplines

Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to discipline Glaciology via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Batura Glacier
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  • Also in Geography Atlas: Pakistan, found in there.
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Batura Glacier (Wikipedia)
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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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Wikidata: Batura Glacier
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