Godwin-Austen Glacier
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  Godwin-Austen Location of the Godwin-Austen Glacier within the greater Karakoram region  Godwin-Austen Godwin-Austen (Gilgit Baltistan) | |
| Type | Mountain glacier |
| Location | Karakoram range, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan |
| Coordinates | 35°48′N 76°31′E / 35.800°N 76.517°E |
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The Godwin-Austen Glacier is a glacier in the Karakoram range and is close to K2, the second highest mountain peak in the world, situated in Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan. Its confluence with the Baltoro Glacier[1] is called Concordia and is a popular trekking destination as it provides views of four of the five eight-thousanders in the region.
The Godwin-Austen Glacier, located in the Central Karakoram, forms part of the Upper Indus Basin.[2]
The glacier can be approached via the Balti town of Skardu. It receives its name from Henry Haversham Godwin-Austen, an early explorer of this region. K2 was also once proposed to be named Mount Godwin-Austen in his honour, but was rejected.
List of peaks around the glacier
[edit]Peaks near Concordia include:
- K2, 2nd highest of the world at 8,611m.
- Gasherbrum I, 11th highest of the world at 8,080m.
- Broad Peak, 12th highest of the world at 8,047m.
- Gasherbrum II, 13th highest of the world at 8,035m.
- Gasherbrum III, 7,946m. (Often regarded as a subpeak of Gasherbrum II.)
- Gasherbrum IV, 17th highest of the world at 7,932m.
- Masherbrum (K1), 22nd highest of the world at 7,821m.
- Chogolisa, 36th highest of the world at 7,665m.
- Muztagh Tower, 7,273m.
- Snow Dome, 7,160m.
- Biarchedi, 6,781 m
- Mitre Peak, 6,010m.
See also
[edit]- Baltoro Glacier
- Gilgit–Baltistan
- Eight-thousander
- List of mountains in Pakistan
- List of highest mountains
- List of glaciers
References
[edit]- ^ "K2". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ González-Santacruz, Nicolás; Fernandoy, Francisco; Goto-Azuma, Kumiko; Hirabayashi, Motohiro; Cordero, Raul R.; Feron, Sarah; Faria, Sérgio Henrique (January 2025). "Black carbon effects and seasonal isotope records in the Godwin-Austen snowpack and K2 high-altitude camps". Journal of Glaciology. 71: e22. doi:10.1017/jog.2024.111. ISSN 0022-1430. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
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