Gyira Glacier
Gyira Glacier is a glacier in Xigaze, Tibet. Gyira Glacier is situated nearby to the locality 达索普.Places of Interest
Highlights include Shishapangma and Molamenqing.
Shishapangma
Peak
Photo: Swinelin, Public domain.
Shishapangma, or Shishasbangma or Xixiabangma, is the 14th-highest mountain in the world, at 8,027 metres above sea level. The lowest 8,000 metre peak, it is located entirely within Tibet.
Molamenqing
Peak
Photo: Swinelin, Public domain.
Molamenqing, also known as Phola Gangchen, is an eastern outlier of Shishapangma, the 14th-highest peak in the world. Both are in the Jugal Himal, a subrange of the Himalayas in Tibet.
Gyira Glacier
- Type: Glacier
- Category: landform
- Location: Xigaze, Tibet, Southwest China, China, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
28.3414° or 28° 20′ 29″ northLongitude
85.8142° or 85° 48′ 51″ eastOpen location code
7MW78RR7+GMOpenStreetMap ID
way 329102629OpenStreetMap feature
natural=glacier
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Gyira Glacier” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “吉惹冰川”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as 达索普 and 顶素尔普.
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