Purog Kangri Glacier Explained

Purog Kangri Glacier (普若岗日冰川), near Purog Kangri Peak (33.924°N 89.211°W, reported at 6,482 m or 6,435 m)^[1] has been reported as the world's largest "third largest glacier" (i.e. the largest outside the two polar regions), at 422 km² as of 2009, but reportedly melting at "an accelerated rate" (Xinhua).^[2]

Notes and References

1. Not to be confused with the Zangser Kangri Group, 6,460 m.Janusz Majer, Kangri and Jomo Ri Massifs, Reconaissance(sic), Mayer Kangri I East (6,053m) Alpina Americana (2010).
2. http://english.cas.cn/newsroom/mutimedia_news/201707/t20170711_179486.shtml cas.cn