Rongbuk Glaicer (IMAGE)

University of California - San Diego

Rongbuk Glaicer

Caption

This is the main Rongbuk Glacier on Mount Everest in 1921 and 2007. It experienced average vertical glacier loss of 101 meters (331 feet) between 1921 and 2008.

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(1921) Courtesy of Royal Geographical Society, (2007) Courtesy of Glacier Works.

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