Rongbuk Glacier

Rongbuk Glacier


Chomo Lonzorect 200 28 335 52 Makalurect 378 24 566 45 Mount Everestrect 188 581 920 656 Tibetan Plateaurect 250 406 340 427 Rong Riverrect 333 149 409 186 Changtserect 550 284 677 303 Rongbuk Glacierrect 478 196 570 218 North Facerect 237 231 346 267 East Rongbuk Glacierrect 314 290 536 309 North Col north ridge routerect 531 79 663 105 Lhotserect 582 112 711 130 Nuptserect 603 232 733 254 South Col routerect 716 165 839 206 Gyachung Kangrect 882 147 967 183 Cho Oyu

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The Rongbuk Glacier is located in the Himalaya of southern Tibet. Two large tributary glaciers, the East and West Rongbuk Glaciers flow into the Rongbuk Glacier. It flows north and forms the Rongbuk Valley north of Mount Everest. The famous Rongbuk Monastery is located at the northern end of the Rongbuk valley. Mount Everest is the source of the Rongbuk Glacier and East Rongbuk Glacier.

Climbing expeditions and trekking parties use this glacier to reach the Advanced Base Camp of Mount Everest at the head of the East Rongbuk Glacier. From there, climbing expeditions try to summit Everest by the North Col and the northeast ridge.

The Englishman George Mallory first explored the Rongbuk Valley and its glaciers while searching for possible routes to the summit of Mount Everest during the first reconnaissance of the Everest region by westerners in 1921.Fact|date=September 2008

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ee also

*Retreat of glaciers since 1850
*Rongbuk Monastery
*List of glaciers

External links

* [http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/icecore/trop/rongbuk/rongbuk.html East Rongbuk Glacier, Mt. Qomolangma (Everest)]
* [http://www.greenpeace.org/international/news/himalayan-glacial-melt Expedition documents melting Himalayan glaciers]


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