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Alpine glaciers may seem immense,
阿爾卑斯冰川看起來已是無邊無際
but they're dwarfed by those in the great ranges that divide the Indian subcontinent from Tibet.
但它仍比不上分隔印度次大陸和西藏的巨大山脈中的冰川
This is the boulder-strewn snout of the giant Baltoro Glacier in the Karakoram Mountains of Pakistan.
這片巨石灘嘴屬于巨大的巴爾托洛冰川，位于巴基斯坦境內的喀喇昆侖山脈
It's the biggest mountain glacier on Earth, 43 miles long and over three miles wide.
它是地球上最大的山丘冰川，長43英里，寬3英里多
This huge, ice-filled valley is so large it's clearly visible from space.
這座冰封山谷巨大無比，即使在太空中也能看得很清楚
This is the greatest concentration of peaks over five miles high to be found anywhere on Earth.
這里是地球上5英里以上高峰最集中的地方
They're the most dangerous mountains of all.
它們是最危險的山峰
K2 and her sister peaks have claimed more lives than any others.
喬戈里峰和它的姊妹峰奪去的生命比其它山峰都要多得多
The peaks here rise so precipitously, the glaciers are so steep and crevassed,
這里的山峰極為險峻，冰川陡峭易碎
that few except the most skilled mountaineers can penetrate these ranges.
縱使最有經驗的登山運動員也很難征服這些高山。
