Urdok Glacier
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The glacier was named as Urdok(meaning duck in Turkic) by Francis Younghusband, who thought he saw a duck on it, when he visited it in 1888, in search of the Saltoro Pass
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Coordinates: 35°46'37"N 76°46'32"E
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- Teram Shehr Glacier 37 km
- Baltoro Glacier 56 km
- Central Rimo Glacier 60 km
- Sarpo Laggo Glacier 61 km
- Biafo Glacier 113 km
- Virjerab Glacier 128 km
- Hispar Glacier 164 km
- Chogo Lungma Glacier 168 km
- Batura Glacier 234 km
- East Nakpo Glacier 8.1 km
- North Gasherbrum Glacier 10 km
- Gasherbrum massif 12 km
- South Gasherbrum Glacier 13 km
- South Skyang-Lungpa Glacier 19 km
- North Chogolisa Glacier 20 km
- Siachen Line of control 29 km
- Shaksgam Valley 32 km
- Central Rimo Glacier 75 km
- Karakoram Wildlife Sanctuary 127 km