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Arid Land Geography ›› 1988, Vol. 11 ›› Issue (3): 8-14.doi: 10.13826/j.cnki.cn65-1103/x.1988.03.002

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New Statistical Figures and Distribution Feature of Glaciers on the Various Mountains in China

Wang Zongtai   

  1. Lanzhou Institute of Glaciology and Geocryology
  • Online:1988-09-25 Published:2025-12-25

Abstract: According to the new statistics of Glacier Inventory of China, there are 58,700 km2 of glacier area in China,of which 49% is concentrated around the Northwest arid area,29% in the sources of big rivers on the edge of Qinghai-xizang plateau.The Glacier Inventory of China has been done in acco-rdance with the river system,thereafter,this text have anew counted the glacier area in accordance with the mountain range.The Kunlun mountain having the largest area of glacier in China,is about 21% of all the glaciers in China.The next is the Himalaya mountain and Tianshan mountain.The glaciers in China concentrate around the highest peaks and become a few glaciation centre.All the area of glacier of glaciation centre is 26% of the glaciers in China.The distribution of snow line height and glacier type is greatly influenced by ther latitude and the precipitation and the topography condition.