Puruogangri glacier

Puruogangri glacier

Apart from the Antarctica and the Arctic, the progangri glacier is the third largest glacier in the world, known as the third pole in the world and the largest glacier in the lowest latitude area. Located 90 km northeast of Shuanghu special area in the northwest of Qiangtang, Puruogangri glacier is the core area of national Qiangtang nature reserve. 560 km from Naqu Town.

From June 1, 2018, all kinds of tourist reception services will be suspended in the Puruogangri glacier under the jurisdiction of Shuanghu County, Nagqu City, Tibet.

brief introduction

The national key scenic spot for scientific research is the core area of the national Qiangtang nature reserve. National Highway 109 can be reached by turning to Naqu Shuanghu special district and county road. 560 km from Naqu Town. In September 2000, researchers from Institute of cold and arid environment and engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Polar Research Institute, Antarctic Office of ocean administration, and Wuhan geodesic Institute of Chinese Academy of Sciences, together with five scientists from the United States, Russia, and Sweden, and more than 50 people, conducted a comprehensive investigation of the punuogangri glacier. After that, it is open to the society to a limited extent.

Apart from the Antarctic and Arctic, the punuogangri glacier is the third largest glacier in the world and is known as the third pole in the world. It's also the largest glacier in latitude. Surrounded by mountains, the beautiful Gangdise mountains and nyainqentangla Mountains lie in the south in an east-west direction, the towering Kunlun Mountains stretch 2500 kilometers in an east-west direction, and lie in the north. The magnificent Tanggula mountains and Karakoram mountains guard the East and West ends respectively. "Puruo" means "silver bowl" in Mongolian and "Gangri" means "Snow Mountain" in Tibetan. The punuogangri ice sheet covers an area of 422 square kilometers, with flat surface and strip distribution in Northwest and southeast direction. More than 50 ice tongues of different lengths radiated from the ice sheet to the surrounding valleys, with the lowest altitude of 5350 meters. The ice temperature is - 10 ℃ measured by drilling and radar, and - 5 ℃ to - 3 ℃ at the bottom of the ice layer. The extreme minimum temperature of the ice source reached - 60 ℃ from 2000 to 2001 at an altitude of 6000 meters.

Glaciers, lakes and deserts coexist in this scenic area. There are many lakes around the ice sheet, which are supplied by glacier melt water. The largest one is lingoco (also called East Lake) on the west side of the ice source. There is a large area of desert between the lake and the ice source, and there are continuous crescent dunes near the ice sheet. The desert area in the east of the ice sheet alone is more than 500 square kilometers. This kind of desert is the first case of aeolian sand landform in the same latitude area, which has recorded at least 10000 years of climate, glaciers and desertification. The ice source area is dominated by subglacial erosion. This special glaciation produces a large amount of silt and fine particles, which provides a rich source for the development of desert. The desert in this area has become the most developed desert in the world, so it can be called glacial desert.

The Puruogangri glacier is located in the core area of Qiangtang nature reserve. Along the way and its surrounding areas, groups of wild animals such as Tibetan antelope, Tibetan wild yak and Tibetan wild donkey can be seen. From November to April next year, you can enjoy the winter ice wall and ice cave of lingoco lake.

find

Progang ribing was first discovered by the Sino US scientific expedition led by academician Yao Tan Dong in the autumn of 1999. Meanwhile, glacier investigation and ice core drilling were carried out. It is recognized as the largest glacier in the world except the Antarctic and Arctic. It is located in the core area of Qiangtang National Nature Reserve, the southernmost end of Hoh Xil, which belongs to the no man's land in northern Tibet Plateau, 90 km northeast of Shuanghu special area in Nagqu area of Tibet.

status

The Qinghai Tibet Plateau is the highest and best preserved area in Shanghai. The place with the largest number and area of Plateau glaciers in the world

The largest group of glaciers in the middle and low latitudes of the world. The largest glacier in the world except Antarctica and Arctic, and the third pole in the world

Magnificent landscape

The Puruogangri ice sheet is a typical representative of Plateau glaciers in the world. It is composed of a number of interconnected flat top glaciers with a flat surface and a strip distribution from northwest to Southeast. It covers an area of 422 square kilometers and has an ice thickness of more than 200 meters. From the center of the ice sheet with an altitude of 6600-6800 meters, more than 50 tongue shaped glaciers (ice tongue for short) radiate out to the surrounding valleys, which is spectacular. The ice sheet is like a huge silver bowl buckled upside down on the mountain plain, shining against the background of blue sky and white clouds.

It's hard to believe that there are many rare lakes and deserts on the periphery of the progangri glacier. The lakes are close to the glacier, but they don't freeze. The deserts are close to the water source, but they don't grow grass. The glaciers, lakes and deserts coexist harmoniously and help each other. This is also a rare natural landscape in the world. This is mainly due to the fact that the altitude of Puruogangri glacier is as high as 6800 meters, forming its own unique cold microclimate, while the altitude at the foot of the mountain is only more than 5000 meters, resulting in a huge temperature difference.

Standing in front of the Puruogangri glacier, everyone is amazed by the huge ice sheet! The mountain is covered with white ice as thick as tens of meters or even hundreds of meters. It is crystal clear in the sun and beautiful. In particular, the ice towers with different shapes, the ice ridges in rows, and the ice caves with extraordinary craftsmanship are among them. You can feel the power of nature's uncanny creation for millions of years.

However, standing under the glacier, you can still feel the cruelty of the world. You can see that there are many huge pieces of ice that have not yet melted in the river bed and on the nearby mountains, which indicates that this place was once part of the progangri glacier. The earth's high cold has created a magnificent glacier spectacle, but the earth's warming has mercilessly destroyed it. The power of nature is great and awe inspiring, but at the same time, it is extremely fragile and small.

matters needing attention

1. In order to enter the Puruogangri glacier, the first step is to reach the no man's land of Shuanghu, where there are few people and the climate is extremely bad. The car's navigation system is essential, but also have warm facilities. Passengers should take drugs for altitude sickness and daily drugs.

2. Chartered cars must be four-wheel drive. Some roads are very difficult to take.

3. Compared with the south line, the food and housing conditions are too poor, so the material preparation needs to bring some meat food. Because only in this environment can we realize the importance of meat food when we find that others are eating meat.

4. In case of heavy dust, respiratory protection should be considered in place, and at least 2 magic scarves should be prepared.

5. Sun protection is essential. When you get out of the car, it's basically unobstructed. If you don't want to become an African, you should be more prepared.

traffic

The national highway can be reached by turning to Nagqu Shuanghu county road

Suspend reception

From June 1, 2018, all kinds of tourist reception services will be suspended in the Puruogangri glacier under the jurisdiction of Shuanghu County, Nagqu City, Tibet. During the ecological restoration period, Shuanghu county's forestry and environmental protection departments will jointly carry out the repair of water damaged roads, garbage collection, illegal crossing and other actions to ensure the ecological environment in the glacier area to improve.

Address: 90 km northeast of Shuanghu special area, northwest of Qiangtang in Naqu area

Longitude: 89.2

Latitude: 33.96667

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