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Kangshung Glacier

Glaciers and Ice Formations

The Kangshung Glacier is one of the three main glaciers of Mount Everest, in the Tibet region of the Himalayas within the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. The other two are the Khumbu Glacier and the Rongbuk Glacier. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Glaciation, Processes

Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to formative process Glaciation via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Kangshung Glacier

In Discipline

Glaciology, Disciplines

Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to discipline Glaciology via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Kangshung Glacier
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Found In

China

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Source Wikidata: Kangshung Glacier
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Kangshung Glacier (Wikipedia)
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The Kangshung Glacier (Chinese: 卓穷冰川) is one of the three main glaciers of Mount Everest, and is in the Tibet region Himalayas, within the Tibet Autonomous Region of China.
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Wikidata Q1723747, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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