| Chogo Lungma | |
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  Chogo Lungma Location in Pakistan  Chogo Lungma Chogo Lungma (Gilgit Baltistan) | |
| Type | Mountain glacier |
| Location | Karakoram range, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan |
| Coordinates | 35°56′N75°8′E / 35.933°N 75.133°E |
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Chogo Lungma Glacier is a glacier in the Karakorum mountain ranges in Shigar District of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. It was the first of all the big Karakorum glaciers to be discovered, in 1835. [1] [2]
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