Lobuche Glacier
Lobuche Glacier is a glacier in Koshi Province, Nepal and has an elevation of 5,048 metres. Lobuche Glacier is situated nearby to the hamlet Dzonglha, as well as near Gorakshep.Places of Interest
Highlights include Kongma Tse.
Kongma Tse
Peak
Photo: DARIO SEVERI, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kongma Tse is a mountain in the Koshi Province, Nepal. Kongma Tse is part of the Mahalangur Himal and it has an elevation of 5,849 metres. It was formerly called Mehra Peak, but, it was later renamed Kongma Tse to avoid confusion with Mera Peak.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lobuche and Gorakshep.
Lobuche
Hamlet
Photo: Theprotrekker, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lobuche is a Nepalese mountain which lies close to the Khumbu Glacier and the settlement of Lobuche. There are two main peaks, Lobuche East and Lobuche West.
Gorakshep
Hamlet
Photo: Niklassletteland, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gorak Shep, also spelled Gorakshep, is a settlement nestled on the periphery of a frozen lakebed blanketed with sand in Nepal, sharing its name with the locale.
Thukla
Hamlet
Dughla is a small hamlet in Solukhumbu District in the Himalayas of Nepal, to the south of Khumbu Glacier. The settlement, consisting of several huts, is located at an elevation of 4,620 metres, making it one of the highest settlements in the world, but…
Lobuche Glacier
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 5,048 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Koshi Province, Nepal, South Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
27.95823° or 27° 57′ 30″ northLongitude
86.80124° or 86° 48′ 5″ eastElevation
5,048 metres (16,562 feet)Open location code
7MV8XR52+7FOpenStreetMap ID
way 262728975OpenStreetMap feature
natural=glacierGeoNames ID
12402564
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Satellite Map
Discover Lobuche Glacier from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Chinese to Russian—“Lobuche Glacier” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “罗布切冰川”
- German: “Lobuje-Gletscher”
- Russian: “ледник Лобуче”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Dzonglha and Pheriche.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lobuche East and First View of EBC @5000.
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