Sherpi Kangri

Sherpi Kangri
Sherpi Kangri
Location in Gilgit_Baltistan
Highest point
Elevation 7,380 m (24,210 ft) 
Ranked 74th
Prominence 1,000 m (3,300 ft)
Coordinates 35°27′54″N 76°46′20″E / 35.46500°N 76.77222°E / 35.46500; 76.77222Coordinates: 35°27′54″N 76°46′20″E / 35.46500°N 76.77222°E / 35.46500; 76.77222 [1]
Geography
Location Saltoro Ridge, Gilgit Baltistan, disputed between India and Pakistan [2]
Parent range Karakoram

Sherpi Kangri is a mountain peak in the Karakoram Range. It lies five km south of Ghent Kangri (7,380 m) and ten km northwest of Saltoro Kangri (7,742 m).

Sherpi Kangri lies on or very near the Actual Ground Position Line between India and Pakistan.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showthreaded.php/Cat/0/Number/420123/an/0/page/0#420123
  2. ↑ India is in de facto control of the Siachen Glacier and tributary glaciers immediately east of the Saltoro Range; Pakistan is in control of this peak, Kondus Glacier and tributary glaciers immediately west of saltoro Range. See e.g. The Future of Kashmir on the BBC website.


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