Purog Kangri

Purog Kangri is an ice field in the Tibetan Plateau, in , China. It is shrinking rapidly. Purog Kangri has an elevation of 5,867 metres.
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Purog Kangri

Latitude
33.9069° or 33° 54′ 25″ north
Longitude
89.14032° or 89° 8′ 25″ east
Elevation
5,867 metres (19,249 feet)
Open location code
8M5FW44R+Q4
Geo­Names ID
1280303
Wiki­data ID
Q2118899
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Purog Kangri” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Purog Kangri
  • Chinese: 普若岗日
  • Chinese: 普若岗日冰原
  • German: Purog Kangri
  • Swedish: Purog Kangri

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