Rongbuk Glacier at the foot of Mount Everest is located 5,300 meters above sea level to 6,300 meters wide zone, from the West Rongbuk Glacier and the Rongbuk Glacier in Glacier common to these two major components. Everest region is China's continental glacier activity centre, in the area of 10 square kilometers of mountain glaciers are more than 15, one of the largest and most famous is the penthouse of the valley glaciers - Rongbuk Glacier, a total length of 22.4 km, an area of 85.4 square Km. Rongbuk Glacier Ice Tongue average width of 1.4 km, with an average thickness of 120 meters, the thickest in the 300 meters and above, is Tibet's most Xiongqi one of the scenery.



Everest low-latitude regions, strong solar radiation, the surface of the glaciers on the climate differences, the difference between ice melt, forming many Qili scenery. Ice mushroom, is the largest stones were supported by details of the icicle, and some can be as high as five meters. Bridge of the ice crystal as a link connecting the two scarp, as is the potential for the two scarp "The media ride line." Bingqiang steep vertical, as huge blocks of the wall, people Shengwei. Bud Ice, ice needles, as the singular beauty of embellishment, everywhere. What is most amazing that even a few of the Qianzibaitai the Bing Talin. At an altitude of 5,700 meters to 6,300 meters of the lot, "Crystal Tower" - Bing Talin in the world. Rongbuk Glacier on the northern slope of Mount Qomolangma, the development of a 5.5 km long with Bing Talin. Milky white ice tower, one to one, up to Shushi Mi. Some like the authority of the pyramid; some as a solemn bell tower of the ancient temples; some as sharp sword, into the Yun Tian; some tame elephant in the giraffe walk through the quiet, each crystal display. No wonder people say, into the Bing Talin, they like their exposure to the God in a fairyland.



Rongbuk Glacier Bing Talin

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2005 Everest region comprehensive scientific expedition team captain, who is responsible for glacier research group said Kang Shichang, through observation, melt glaciers of Mount Qomolangma area in the area continues to expand.

Professor Kang Shichang was May 1 from the mountain 6,500 meters above sea level retracement to the forward camp of Mount Qomolangma base camp. He said that due to the impact of global warming, intuitive retreat of glaciers on Mount Qomolangma region strong. Everest 6520 meters above sea level in the East Rongbuk Glacier melt area from last year's regional expansion of 6,300 meters above sea level to 6,400 meters above sea level this year's regional.

Everest East Rongbuk Glacier melt in the expansion area, not only by the impact of global warming, but also because the Mount Qomolangma area in 2004 caused by the strong glaciers melt.

Professor Kang Shichang, 2004 Everest expedition team in the East Rongbuk Glacier Shuibuya I set up the observation of the material balance to spend at most have been lost, indicating strong retreat of glaciers of Mount Qomolangma area which led to the collapse of these flowers at.

The researchers also found that the observation, in the Mount Qomolangma in the Rongbuk Glacier ice with the plot Lake (Lake or ice) is constantly expanding the area, this is the Everest region in the Rongbuk Glacier melt lead to expansion of the area.

Everest region glaciers melt rapidly at the same time, the entire Qinghai-Tibet Plateau glaciers are at the strong state of retreat. Another group of Chinese scientists - the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau ecological and geological environment survey and remote sensing expert group monitoring the project through the remote monitoring of geological and in-depth field investigation found that in the 1970s, glaciers in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau area of 48859.18 square kilometers. To the beginning of this century, glaciers into the area of 44438.40 square kilometers. 30 years ago, the glacier area of 4420.78 square kilometers reduction, the average annual reduction in 147.36 square kilometers, the total reduction rate of 9.05 percent, the vast majority of glaciers of the Ice Tongue in a state of retreat, most of the snow line on the rise, rise up Department of several hundred meters.

Rongbuk Glacier traffic: at the base camp after climbing to Bing Talin - glaciers around the world take 3-4 hours.