Baltoro Glacier

Japanese: バルトロ氷河 - ばるとろひょうが(英語表記)Baltoro Glacier
Baltoro Glacier

A large glacier in the Karakoram region of Pakistan. It is a valley glacier formed by the confluence of the Godwin-Austin Glacier, located between the world's second highest peak K2 (Chogori, 8,611 meters) and Broad Peak (8,047 meters), and the Abruzzi Glacier, whose source is Gasherbrum I (8,068 meters) and Sia Kangri I (7,422 meters). It is about 60 kilometers long and 3 kilometers wide. The confluence at an altitude of 4,720 meters is called Concordia. The terminal altitude is about 3,500 meters, and the meltwater forms the source of the Shigar River, a tributary of the Indus River. There are many branch glaciers such as Bianje and Muztagh, and in 1861, the British expedition to Muztagh Glacier was the first to do so.

[Yugo Ono]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

パキスタン領カラコルムにある大氷河。世界第二の高峰K2(チョゴリ、8611メートル)とブロード・ピーク(8047メートル)との間にあるゴドウィン・オースティン氷河と、ガッシャブルム第一峰(8068メートル)とシーア・カンリ第一峰(7422メートル)を源とするアブルッチ氷河とが合流してできた谷氷河で、全長約60キロメートル、幅約3キロメートルに及ぶ。標高4720メートルにある合流点はコンコルディアとよばれる。末端高度は約3500メートルで、融水はインダス川支流のシガール川源流をなす。ビアンジェ、ムスターグなど支氷河が多く、1861年、イギリス人ゴドウィン・オースティンが初めてムスターグ氷河までの探検を行った。

[小野有五]

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