Batura (English spelling)

Japanese: Batūra(英語表記)Batura
Batura (English spelling)

The Great Karakoram stretches from 74°E of the Ishqman River, the source of the Gilgit River, a member of the Indus River system, in the west to 78°20′E of the Shayok River bend in the east, covering a length of about 500 km from west-northwest to east-southeast, with a maximum width of about 100 km from north to south. The Great Karakoram, which consists of a series of major watersheds with an average altitude of 7,000 m, is made up of seven mountain ranges called muztāgh, which means "ice mountain" in Turkish and Turkic, including Batūra, Hispar, and Baltoro. The Lesser Karakoram, which runs parallel to the southern part of the Karakoram at an altitude of about 6,000 m, consists of five mountain ranges, including Rakaposhi, Haramoshi, and Saltoro.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Batūra" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…西はインダス川水系ギルギット川の源流イシュクマン川の東経74゜から,東はシャイヨーク川大屈曲部の東経78゜20′まで,西北西から東南東へ長さ約500km,南北の最大幅約100kmの範囲にひろがる。平均高度7000mの主分水嶺をつらねるグレート・カラコルムは,バトゥーラBatūra,ヒスパーHispar,バルトロなど,トルコ語,突厥語で〈氷の山〉を意味するムスターグmuztāghと呼ばれる七つの山脈からなる。南側にあって並行する6000m前後のレッサー・カラコルムは,ラカポシ,ハラモシュHaramosh,サルトロなど五つの山脈からなる。…

※「Batūra」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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