Godwin-Austen Glacier

{{Short description|Glacier in Pakistan}}

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| photo_caption = K2 from Concordia

| type = Mountain glacier

| location = Karakoram range, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

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The Godwin-Austen Glacier is a glacier in the Karakoram range and is close to K2, the second highest mountain peak in the world, situated in Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan. Its confluence with the Baltoro Glacier{{cite encyclopedia |title=K2 |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/K2 |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=23 November 2024}} is called Concordia and is a popular trekking destination as it provides views of four of the five eight-thousanders in the region.

The glacier can be approached via the Balti town of Skardu. It receives its name from Henry Haversham Godwin-Austen, an early explorer of this region. K2 was also once proposed to be named Mount Godwin-Austen in his honour, but was rejected.