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Inventory of glaciers and glacial lakes of the Central Karakoram National Park (CKNP – Pakistan)

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  • Antonella Senese
  • Davide Maragno
  • Davide Fugazza
  • Andrea Soncini
  • Carlo D’Agata
  • Roberto Sergio Azzoni
  • Umberto Minora
  • Riaz Ul-Hassan
  • Elisa Vuillermoz
  • Mohammed Asif Khan
  • Adnan Shafiq Rana
  • Ghulam Rasul
  • Claudio Smiraglia
  • Guglielmina Adele Diolaiuti

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This study presents a map reporting valuable information on the cryosphere of the Central Karakoram National Park (CKNP, the largest protected area of Pakistan and the highest park in the world). All the information is provided considering the CKNP as a whole, and in detail by dividing it into five basins (i.e. Shigar, Hunza, Shyok, Upper Indus, and Gilgit). The glacier inventory reports 608 ice bodies covering 3680 km2 (∼35% of the CKNP area), with a total glacier volume of ca. 532 km3. In addition, we modeled the meltwater from glacier ice ablation over the period 23 July to 9 August 2011. The total melt amount is ca. 1.5 km3. Finally, we considered glacial lakes (202 water-bodies, covering 4 km2). For these latter glacier features, we also analyzed their potentially dangerous conditions and two lakes were found having such conditions.

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  • Antonella Senese & Davide Maragno & Davide Fugazza & Andrea Soncini & Carlo D’Agata & Roberto Sergio Azzoni & Umberto Minora & Riaz Ul-Hassan & Elisa Vuillermoz & Mohammed Asif Khan & Adnan Shafiq Ran, 2018. "Inventory of glaciers and glacial lakes of the Central Karakoram National Park (CKNP – Pakistan)," Journal of Maps, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 14(2), pages 189-198, November.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:tjomxx:v:14:y:2018:i:2:p:189-198
    DOI: 10.1080/17445647.2018.1445561
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