Rongbuk Glacier
The Rongbuk Glacier is located in the Himalaya of southern Tibet. Two large tributary glaciers, the East Rongbuk Glacier and the West Rongbuk Glacier, flow into the main Rongbuk Glacier.
Ocrambo, Public domain.- Glacier
- Description: glacier in the People’s Republic of China
Places of Interest
Highlights include Changzheng Ri.
Rongbuk Glacier
- Category: landform
- Location
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Latitude
28.0667° or 28° 4′ 0″ north
Longitude
86.8776° or 86° 52′ 39″ east
Open location code
7MW83V8H+M2
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=glacier
Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Ukrainian—“Rongbuk Glacier” goes by many names.
Ronqbuk BuzlağıAzerbaijani
RongbukBasque
RongbukBosnian
Glacera de RongbukCatalan
中绒布冰川Chinese
绒布冰川Chinese
Ledovec RongbukCzech
Rongbuk GlacierDutch
קרחון רונגבוקHebrew
Gletser RongbukIndonesian
Ghiacciaio RongbukItalian
ロンブク氷河Japanese
РонгбукRussian
RongbukSerbo-Croatian
Rongbuk (lednik)Serbo-Croatian
Rongbuk BuzuluTurkish
Льодовик РонгбукUkrainian
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Khumbu Icefall and Everest Base Camp.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Guangming and Changzheng Glacier 1.
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