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File:Baltoro glacier from air.jpg|thumb|With 7,253 known glaciers, Pakistan contains more glacial ice than any other country on earth outside the polar regions.[1] At 62 kilometres (39 mi) in length, its Baltoro Glacier is one of the world's longest alpine glaciers.
File:Baltoro glacier from air.jpg|thumb|With 7,253 known glaciers, Pakistan contains more glacial ice than any other country on earth outside the polar regions.[1] At 62 kilometres (39 mi) in length, its Baltoro Glacier is one of the world's longest alpine glaciers.
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=== Lakes ===
==== Recursive islands and lakes ====
[[File:1 taal volcano crater lake 2011.jpg|thumb|Taal Volcano crater lake 2011 (wikipeida]]
* = a lake or island inside an island or lake
** see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recursive_islands_and_lakes
* '''Vulcan Point''' in the Philippines has an island inside a lake inside of an island inside a lake


=== Mountains ===
=== Mountains ===