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Rupal Glacier

Glaciers and Ice Formations

Rupal Glacier, also called Toshain Glacier, is an alpine glacier in the Great Himalaya subrange of the Himalayas in Gilgit-Baltistan, northern Pakistan, ranging in elevation from about 3,730 to 6,300 meters. It starts north of the 6,270 meter Toshain Peak and flows northeast, passing north of the 5,971 meter Laila Peak and south of the many summits of Nanga Parbat, and its meltwater forms the Rupal River. 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: Rupal 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: Rupal Glacier
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Pakistan, found in there.
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Rupal Glacier (Wikipedia)
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Wikidata: Rupal Glacier
Wikidata Q3108349, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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