Rupal Glacier
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Rupal Glacier or Tashain Glacier is a glacier in the Great Himalaya subrange of Himalayas. It starts north of an unnamed 6326 m (20,754.6 ft) high peak (35°8′35.93"N 74°24′52.46"E) and flows northeastward, north of Laila Peak (Rupal Valley)
and south of Nanga Parbat
's many peaks. The meltwater from the glacier forms Rupal River
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Laila Peak (Rupal Valley)
Laila Peak is a major prominence at the southwestern terminus of the Rupal Valley. The peak soars above sea level and some 7,500 feet above the Rupal Valley floor. To its north lies the Rupal Glacier and to its east lies 5,642m Rupal Peak. To the north of the Rupal Glacier stands the Nanga Parbat...
and south of Nanga Parbat
Nanga Parbat
Nanga Parbat is the ninth highest mountain on Earth, the second highest mountain in Pakistan and among the eight-thousanders with a summit elevation of 8,126 meters...
's many peaks. The meltwater from the glacier forms Rupal River
Rupal River
The Rupal River is an east-west glacial stream rising from the meltwater of the Rupal Glacier in northern Pakistan. The stream flows through the Rupal Valley, south of Nanga Parbat, before turning northeast to the village of Tarashing. The Rupal drains into the Astore River, which eventually...
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