Zepu Glacier
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Zepu Glacier (Chinese: 则普冰川, Tibetan: རྫ་ཕུ་གངས་རི, Zapu Gangri), is located in Yüxü Township, Bomê County, Tibet Autonomous Region, this 20 km-long Tertiary glacial remnant spans 90 km² within the Gangrigabu Range.[1] As a maritime glacier, it terminates at 3,420 m elevation, forming the 9 km² Luobu Co moraine lake. The glacier exhibits layered ice structures dating to the Last Glacial Maximum, with visible ablation zones and lateral moraines exceeding 200 m height.[2]
