Abruzzi Glacier
The Abruzzi Glacier is located north of the Baltoro Kangri in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. The glacier flows northwest before turning westwards and eventually merges with the Baltoro Glacier, one of the largest glaciers outside of the polar regions. From its upper reaches, the glacier offers striking views of K2, the second-highest mountain in the world and the highest in Pakistan.
The glacier is named after Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi, an Italian mountaineer and Arctic explorer who led a major expedition to the Karakoram in 1909. His team explored the Baltoro and the Godwin-Austen Glaciers in the vicinity of K2, producing valuable geographical and glaciological observations.