Hispar Pass

Hispar Pass

Infobox Mountain Pass
Name = Hispar Pass
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Elevation = 5,128 m./16,824 ft.
Location = PAK
Range = Karakorum Range
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Hispar Pass (or Hispar La) (el. 5,128 m./16,824 ft.) is a high-altitude, non-technical mountain pass in the Karakoram Range in Pakistan.

At the pass, the Biafo Glacier (63 km. long) and Hispar Glacier (49 km long) meet to form the world's longest glacial traverse outside of the polar regions, 100 kilometers in length.

ee also

*Hispar Glacier
*Biafo Glacier

External links

* [http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showthreaded.php/Cat/0/Number/420123/an/0/page/0#420123 Northern Pakistan detailed placemarks in Google Earth]


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