Gilgit-Baltistan borders the Wakhan corridor of Afghanistan to the northwest, China's Uygur Autonomous Region of Xinjiang to the northeast, the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir to the south and southeast, the Pakistani-controlled state of Assad Jammu and Kashmir to the south, and Pakistan's North-West Frontier Province to the west.
Gilgit-Baltistan is home to five of the "eight-thousanders" and to more than fifty peaks above 7000 meters. Gilgit and Skardu are the two main hubs for expeditions to those mountains. The region is home to some of the world's highest mountain ranges—the main ranges are the Karakoram and the western Himalayas. The Pamir mountains are to the north, and the Hindu Kush lies to the west. Amongst the highest mountains are K2 (Mount Godwin-Austen) and Nanga Parbat, the latter being one of the most feared mountains in the world.
Three of the world's longest glaciers outside the Polar Regions are found in Gilgit-Baltistan — the Biafo Glacier, the Baltoro Glacier, and the Batura Glacier. There are, in addition, several high-altitude lakes in Gilgit-Baltistan:
- Sheosar Lake in Deosai Plains - Astore region
- Satpara Tso Lake in Skardu - Baltistan
- Katzura Tso Lake in Skardu - Baltistan
- Zharba Tso Lake in Shigar - Baltistan
- Phoroq Tso Lake in Skardu - Baltistan
- Bara Tso Lake in Gangche - Baltistan
- Byarsa Tso Lake in Gultari - Baltistan
- Borith Lake in Gojal upper Hunza - Gilgit
- Rama Lake near Astore
- Rush Lake near Nagar - Gilgit
3 comments:
this place is very beautiful but government of Pakistan is not facilities providies to this arear........
gilgit baltistan is one of the natural beauty of our country..
Ow beautiful area in the world especially for tourism.this area is a nature gift for Allah..........
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