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Biafo Glacier

Glaciers and Ice Formations

The Biafo Glacier lies in the Karakoram range of Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan region, in the Hispar Valley of Nagar District, and ranks among the largest glaciers in the entire Karakoram range at 67 kilometers long. It flows southeastward from the central Karakoram crest and drains a basin of 853 square kilometers, of which 628 square kilometers is permanent snow and ice, with the accumulation zone making up 68 percent of the glacier's total area. 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: Biafo 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: Biafo Glacier
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Pakistan, found in there.
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Biafo Glacier (Wikipedia)
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The Biafo Glacier (Urdu: بیافو گلیشیر) is a glacier located within the Karakoram mountain range in the Hispar Valley, Nagar District of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.
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Wikidata: Biafo Glacier
Wikidata Q855226, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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