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Puruogangri
Purog Kangri is an ice sheet in the Tibetan Plateau, in Nagqu, China. It is shrinking rapidly. Location Purog Kangri was discovered by Chinese and American scientists around 1999. It has been confirmed to be the third largest ice field in the world. The other two are in the Arctic and the Antarctic. Purog Kangri is in the Nagqu prefecture-level city of Tibet, China. It is in a harsh mountain environment that is not accessible to tourists. It is about from the double lake. The Purog Kangri ice field is at at an elevation of above sea level. The ice field is the largest in the North of the Tibetan Plateau. It is made up of several ice caps with a total area of as of 2002, and a volume of about . The glacier snow line is above sea level. The ice sheet is radial, with over 50 tongues of ice of different lengths that extend from the ice sheet through wide and shallow valleys. In the areas with lower tongues there are many ice pyramids. Climate Purog Kangri is near the boundary be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glaciers Of China
This is a list of glaciers in Asia. List of glaciers China * Angsi Glacier- Tibet * Bayi Glacier - Qinghai * Hailogou Galicer - SiChuan * July 1 Glacier - GanSu * Kangshung Glacier- Tibet * Laigou Galicer - Tibet * Midui Galicer - Tibet * Mingyong Glacier - Yunnan * Muzart Glacier - Xinjiang * Purog Kangri Glacier - Tibet * Puruogangri - Tibet * Rongbuk Glacier - Tibet * Sarpo Laggo Glacier - Xinjiang * Teram Kangri Glacier - Xinjiang * Touming Mengke Glacier - GanSu * Urumqi Glacier No.1 - Xinjiang * Yinsugaiti Glacier - Xinjiang Indonesia *Carstensz Glacier *West Northwall Firn *East Northwall Firn All three are on Puncak Jaya. The Meren Glacier on the summit disappeared at some time between 1992 and 2000. India * List of glaciers of India Japan Nagano Prefecture * Kakunesato Glacier, Mount Kashimayari Toyama Prefecture * Gozenzawa Glacier, Mount Tate * Kuranosuke Glacier, Mount Tate * Komado Glacier, Mount Tsurugi * Sannomado Glacier, Mount Tsurugi * Ikenotan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |