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The east side of Mount
Everest is the least accessible and developed side of the mountain. While the base camp on the Rongbuk Glacier can be accessed by jeep and the south side of Everest can be reached after a multi-day hike using fortified lodges for overnight stays, the Kangshung Glacier can only
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lie on the three main faces of
Everest. The Kangshung Glacier is located on the eastern side of the world's highest mountain in the government district of
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King, Owen; Bhattacharya, Atanu; Ghuffar, Sajid; Tait, Alex; Guilford, Sam; Elmore, Aurora C.; Bolch, Tobias (November 2020).
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Global climate change during the past decades is accelerating the process in which the glaciers in the region are melting.
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651:Green Boots
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485:Western Cwm
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1138:Categories
783:EverestMax
685:Committees
676:Joe Tasker
633:fatalities
567:1952 Swiss
441:North Face
376:Topography
285:References
149:region of
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926:Khumbutse
731:The Climb
723:The Climb
456:South Col
436:North Col
426:Lhakpa La
385:Base Camp
304:One Earth
201:Geography
183:Himalayas
151:Himalayas
111:87°2′59″E
108:27°59′6″N
33:The east
22:Kangshung
936:Lingtren
707:In media
631:Notable
273:See also
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211:Shigatse
171:glaciers
87:Location
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956:Records
762:Everest
754:Everest
746:Everest
265:Melting
181:region
163:Chinese
39:Everest
946:Pumori
941:Nuptse
931:Lhotse
725:(book)
431:Lho La
259:Kharta
252:Access
238:Makalu
234:Lhotse
222:Lhotse
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852:Years
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179:Tibet
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820:Peak
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