Mingyong Glacier
Mingyong Glacier is located in the Yunnan Province, People's Republic of China, The glacier retreated 200 meters in four years. The region has also seen a rising tree line and these events are believed to be associated with global warming.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: AddisWang, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kawagarbo.
Kawagarbo
Peak
Photo: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kawa Garbo or Khawa Karpo, as it is known by local residents and pilgrims, or Kawagebo Peak, is the highest mountain in the Chinese province of Yunnan.
Mingyong Glacier
- Type: Glacier
- Description: glacier in Yunnan, China
- Category: landform
- Location: Yunnan, Southwest China, China, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
28.4325° or 28° 25′ 57″ northLongitude
98.7237° or 98° 43′ 25″ eastOpen location code
7MWWCPJF+XFOpenStreetMap ID
way 825055011OpenStreetMap feature
natural=glacierWikidata ID
Q6864865
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Satellite Map
Discover Mingyong Glacier from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Basque to Persian—“Mingyong Glacier” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Mingyong”
- Catalan: “Glacera de Mingyong”
- Chinese: “明永冰川”
- Japanese: “明永氷河”
- Persian: “یخچال طبیعی مینگ یونگ”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as 尼色牧场 and Upper Yubeng.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Phakpa Neten Chudruk and Glacial Lake.
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