Khumbu Glacier

The Khumbu Glacier is located in the region of northeastern between and the - ridge. With elevations of 4,900 m at its terminus to 7,600 m at its source, it is the world's highest .
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  • Glacier with an elevation of around 7,600 metres (24,930 feet)
  • Description: glacier in Nepal

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kalapattar and Kongma Tse.
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Kala Patthar is a notable landmark located on the… is situated 3 km north of Khumbu Glacier.
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is a mountain in the , . is situated 3 km south of Khumbu Glacier.
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is a campsite, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Khumbu Glacier.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gorakshep and Lobuche.
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Gorak Shep, also spelled , is a settlement…
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is a mountain which lies close to the Khumbu Glacier and the . is situated 3½ km southwest of Khumbu Glacier.
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The is located at the head of the Khumbu Glacier and the foot of the Western Cwm. is situated 5 km northeast of Khumbu Glacier.

Khumbu Glacier

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Latitude
27.97119° or 27° 58′ 16″ north
Longitude
86.83125° or 86° 49′ 53″ east
Open location code
7MV8XRCJ+FG
Geo­Names ID
1283198
Wiki­data ID
Q1471716

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Ukrainian—“Khumbu Glacier” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Glaciar de Khumbu”
  • Azerbaijani: “Xumbu Buzlağı”
  • Basque: “Khumbuko glaziarra”
  • Bengali: “খুম্বু হিমবাহ”
  • Bosnian: “Khumbu Lednik”
  • Bosnian: “Khumbu”
  • Bulgarian: “Кумбу”
  • Catalan: “Glacera de Khumbu”
  • Cebuano: “Khumbu Glacier”
  • Central Kurdish: “سەھۆڵبەندی خومبوو”
  • Chinese: “坤布冰河”
  • Czech: “Khumbu”
  • Dutch: “Khumbu Glacier”
  • Esperanto: “Ĥumbu Glaĉero”
  • French: “Glacier de Khumbu”
  • French: “Glacier du Khumbu”
  • Georgian: “ქუმბუს მყინვარი”
  • German: “Khumbu Icefall”
  • German: “Khumbu-Eisbruch”
  • German: “Khumbu-Gletscher”
  • Greek: “Παγετώνας Χούμπου”
  • Hebrew: “קרחון חומבו”
  • Hebrew: “קרחון קהומבו”
  • Italian: “Ghiacciaio Khumbu”
  • Japanese: “クーンブ氷河”
  • Japanese: “クンブ氷河”
  • Lithuanian: “Khumbu ledynas”
  • Lithuanian: “Kumbu ledynas”
  • Maithili: “खुम्बु हिमनदी”
  • Malayalam: “ഖുംബു ഹിമാനി”
  • Nepali: “खुम्बु नदी”
  • Nepali: “खुम्बु हिमनदी”
  • Persian: “یخچال خومبو”
  • Polish: “Lodowiec Khumbu”
  • Portuguese: “Geleira do Khumbu”
  • Portuguese: “Glaciar de Khumbu”
  • Portuguese: “Glaciar Khumbu”
  • Russian: “Кхумбу”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Khumbu (ledenjak)”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Khumbu”
  • Slovenian: “ledenik Khumbu”
  • Spanish: “Glaciar de Khumbu”
  • Tamil: “கும்பு பனியாறு”
  • Ukrainian: “Хумбу”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Kalapathar and Nanjajun.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Pauguṅgayāṅ Cho and Gorāksep Cho.

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