Pakistan's Glaciers

                                                                                           

Pakistan is a country in which they are many large and small size glaciers. These glaciers are located in the northern mountain ranges of Karakorum  Himalaya and Hindukush. These glaciers are also biggest in masses and collection of ice. Mostly Glaciers are located in Karakorum Range and followed by Himalaya and Hindukush. These Glaciers cover approximately area of 17000 square kilometers. The total length of Karakorum glacier is above 6160 square kilometers. According to estimation around 37% area of Karakorum is covered with glaciated ice. These areas include Siachen glaciers, Biafo, Balatoro and etc.

Siachen Glacier

Siachen glacier is World 2nd Longest glaciers of the world. It has length of 75 kilometers. It is located in eastern Karakoram Range along with the disputed India-Pakistan line of Control. It is the longest glacier of Karakoram Region and 2nd longest of the world outside the polar Regions. There weather is very cold. Every year thousands of people come there to view the beautiful glaciers.

Biafo Glacier

It is World third longest glacier also found in the Karakoram region. It has length of 63 kilometers. Biafo glacier meets the Hispar glacier at the famous snow lake at height of 5,128 meters, creating longest glaciated ice highway between shigar and nagar valley in Gilgit baltistan. These glaciers are very important for Pakistan because they provide fresh water and also used in developing energy.

Balatoro Glaciers

It is located in Gilgit Baltistan. It has 62 kilometer length. Balatoro glacier lies to the north and east of the glaciers. While the Masherbrum Mountains lie to the south. At 8,611 meter K2 is the highest mountain in the region. This glacier gives to Shigar River which is a tributary of the Indus River. The trough of this glacier is very wide. Small valley glaciers form icefalls where they meet the trunk glacier. This Glacier serves as a natural regulator of regional water supplies.

These glaciers of Pakistan are enormous reservoirs of fresh water resources and their gradual melting feed more then 60 percent large and small rivers in Pakistan. These are also provides the tourists to Pakistan. There lot of tourists came here from different countries for hiking and seeing these beautiful places of Pakistan.