The Purog Kangri Ice Field, the largest ice field in the core area of the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau, is located in the hinterland of the Qiangtang Plateau, Xizang.

Its highest peak is 6482 meters above sea level, with widespread glaciers and a grand scale.It is the largest glacier outside the Antarctic and Arctic in the world, with a total coverage area of about 423 square kilometers.In the vast wilderness, the ice field is like a solidified white ocean, showing the most magnificent scale of the plateau glaciers.

Photo: Chinese National Geography

Editor: Zhang Shu, Tenzin Seldron

Translator: Peng Qing

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