This is a list of glaciers in Asia.

List of glaciers

China

Angsi Glacier __NOTOC__ The Angsi Glacier or Nangser Glacier () is a glacier located on the northern side of the Himalayas in the Purang County in China's Tibet Autonomous Region. It is immediately to the east of the Indus-Tsangpo water divide at the eastern ...

- Tibet * Bayi Glacier - Qinghai * Hailogou Galicer - SiChuan *

July 1 Glacier __NOTOC__ The July 1 Glacier or Qiyi Glacier () is a glacier in Jiayuguan City, Gansu, China, and on the northern slope of the Tola Mountain in the Qilian Mountains. It is the closest glacier to cities in Asia, but it has been shrinking in r ...

- GanSu *

Kangshung Glacier The Kangshung Glacier ( zh, c=卓穷冰川) is one of the three main glaciers of Mount Everest, and is in the Tibet region Himalayas, within the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. The other two are the Khumbu Glacier and Rongbuk Glacier. Geograph ...

- Tibet * Laigou Galicer - Tibet * Midui Galicer - Tibet *

Mingyong Glacier __NOTOC__ Mingyong Glacier is located in the Yunnan Province, People's Republic of China, The glacier retreated 200 meters (656 feet) in four years. The region has also seen a rising tree line and these events are believed to be associate ...

- Yunnan * Muzart Glacier - Xinjiang *

Purog Kangri Glacier Purog Kangri Glacier (普若岗日冰川), near Purog Kangri Peak (, reported at 6,482 m or 6,435 m) has been reported as the world's largest "third largest glacier" (i.e. the largest outside the two polar regions), at 422 km2 as ...

- Tibet *

Puruogangri Purog Kangri is an ice sheet in the Tibetan Plateau, in Nagqu, China. It is shrinking rapidly. Location Purog Kangri was discovered by Chinese and American scientists around 1999. It has been confirmed to be the third largest ice field in the worl ...

- Tibet * Rongbuk Glacier - Tibet *

Sarpo Laggo Glacier __NOTOC__ The Sarpo Laggo Glacier ( zh, 萨尔波拉戈冰川, ''Sarpo Laggo'': 'young husband') is a glacier in the autonomous region Xinjiang of China, in the Karakoram mountain range of the Himalayas. Geography Sarpo Laggo Glacier lies north ...

- Xinjiang * Teram Kangri Glacier - Xinjiang *

Touming Mengke Glacier __NOTOC__ The Touming Mengke glacier () is one of China's largest glaciers. The glacier is long. It covers . It is located in the Qilian Mountain range, in Subei County The Subei Mongol Autonomous County (; Mongolian: ) is an autonomous coun ...

- GanSu * Urumqi Glacier No.1 - Xinjiang * Yinsugaiti Glacier - Xinjiang

Indonesia

Carstensz Glacier The Carstensz Glacier is near the peak of Puncak Jaya (sometimes called ''Mount Carstensz'' or the ''Carstensz Pyramid'') which is a mountain in the Sudirman Range of the island of New Guinea, territorially the eastern highlands of Central Papua, I ...

* West Northwall Firn *

East Northwall Firn The East Northwall Firn was a glacier on Mount Carstensz in the Sudirman Range on the island of New Guinea in Central Papua province, Indonesia. Situated at an elevation of approximately NNW of Puncak Jaya, the highest summit in Oceania. It brok ...

All three are on Puncak Jaya. The Meren Glacier on the summit disappeared at some time between 1992 and 2000.

India

List of glaciers of India The Himalayan region of India is home to some of the most notable glaciers in the world including Siachen Glacier, second largest non-polar glacier on earth and the largest in India. The following list is of the most important glaciers in India. ...

Japan

Nagano Prefecture is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Nagano Prefecture has a population of 2,052,493 () and has a geographic area of . Nagano Prefecture borders Niigata Prefecture to the north, Gunma Prefecture to the ...

* Kakunesato Glacier, Mount Kashimayari

Toyama Prefecture

* Gozenzawa Glacier, Mount Tate * Kuranosuke Glacier, Mount Tate * Komado Glacier, Mount Tsurugi * Sannomado Glacier, Mount Tsurugi * Ikenotan Glacier, Mount Tsurugi

Kazakhstan

* Gorodetsky Glacier

Kyrgyzstan

* Engilchek Glacier * Sarychat glacier

Mongolia

Bayan-Ölgii Province Bayan-Ölgii ( mn, Баян-Өлгий, ; xal, Байн-Өлгий, ; kk, Бай-Өлке / Bai-Ölke, ; "Rich region") is the westernmost of the 21 aimags (provinces) of Mongolia. The country's only Muslim and Kazakh-majority aimag, it was ...

Potanin Glacier The Potanin Glacier is the longest glacier in Mongolia Mongolia; Mongolian script: , , ; lit. "Mongol Nation" or "State of Mongolia" () is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south. It c ...

Nepal

Hunku Glacier The Hunku Glacier is located in the Khumbu of eastern Nepal and forms the southern base of Baruntse (7,220 m). ...

* Imja Glacier * Khumbu Glacier

Pakistan

* Abruzzi Glacier * Baltoro Glacier *

Batura Glacier Batura Glacier (), long, is one of the largest and longest glaciers outside of the polar regions.Tajikistan's Fedchenko Glacier is long, Siachen Glacier is long, Biafo Glacier long, and Baltoro Glacier long. The Bruggen or Pio XI Glacier ...

Biafo Glacier The Biafo Glacier ( ur, ) is a -long glacier situated in the Karakoram mountain range in Shigar district, Gilgit−Baltistan, Pakistan. Geography Biafo Glacier meets the -long Hispar Glacier at an altitude of at Hispar La to create the worl ...

Biarchedi Glacier The Biarchedi Glacier ( ur, بیارچڑی گلیشیر) is located on the northeast of Biarchedi Peak in Pakistan. It flows north into the Baltoro Glacier.Bilafond Glacier Bilafond Glacier ( ur, بلا فوند گلیشیر) is located in Siachen region across Karakoram Range in Pakistan. It is a main source for Saltoro River. It is under Pakistani control. See also *Glaciers of Pakistan The following is a li ...

in the Siachen area claimed by both Pakistan and India. *

Godwin-Austen Glacier The Godwin-Austen Glacier is a glacier in the Karakoram range and is close to K2, the second tallest peak on Earth, in Gilgit–Baltistan, Pakistan. It is the highest mountain peak in Pakistan. Its confluence with the Baltoro Glacier is called ...

* Gondogoro Glacier * Hainablak Glacier *

Hispar Glacier Hispar Glacier ( ur, ) is a long glacier in the Karakoram Mountains of Gilgit–Baltistan, Pakistan which meets the long Biafo Glacier at the Hispar La (Pass) at an altitude of to create the world's longest glacial system outside of the po ...

*Hussaini Glacier *Hoper Glacier *

Lonak Glacier Lonak Glacier is one of the three major glaciers of Sikkim, in the Himalaya range in the north-east of India. See also *Sikkim *List of glaciers A glacier ( ) or () is a persistent body of dense ice that is constantly moving under its own w ...

Miar Glacier Miar Glacier is a glacier that forms in the north of Miar Peak () in Hoper Valley in Nagar, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. It is a major component of the Barpu Glacier. See also *Miar Peak *Northern Areas *List of glaciers A glacier ( ) or ( ...

Panmah Glacier Panmah Glacier is a glacier in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. It is included in the Central Karakoram National Park. See also * Central Karakoram National Park * List of glaciers *Panmah Muztagh The Panmah Muztagh is a subrange of the Karakoram ...

Passu Glacier Passu Glacier is situated in the south side of Passu village. Passu Peak is situated in the back side of the glacier. This glacier is linked with Batura Glacier and many other glaciers in Batura Muztagh mountain range. See also *Passu Sar *List ...

* Rupal Glacier *Sachiokuh Glacier *

*Shaigri Glacier *Shandar Glacier *

Shani Glacier Shani Glacier ( ur, ) is a glacier in the north of Shani Peak () in Naltar Valley, Pakistan. See also *Shani Peak *Naltar Valley *List of glaciers A glacier ( ) or () is a persistent body of dense ice that is constantly moving under its own ...

*Shireen Maidan Glacier *Shishpar Glacier *Shuijerab Glacier *Shutwerth Glacier *Silkiang Glacier *Sim Glacier *Siru Glacier *Skora La Glacier *Sokha Glacier *South Barum Glacier *Sovoia Glacier *Stokpa Lungma Glacier *Sumayar Bar Glacier *Tarashing Glacier *Thalo Glacier *Thui Glacier *Toltar Glacier *Toshain Glacier *

Trango Glacier Trango Glacier ( zh, 川口冰川, ur, ) is a glacier in the Baltoro Muztagh range of the Karakoram in Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Geography It flows from north to south on the west side of the Trango Towers and joins the Baltoro ...

*Trivor Glacier *Tsarak Tsa Glacier *Udren Glacier *Uli Biaho Glacier *Ultar Glacier *Upper Khurdopin Glacier *Upper Tirich Glacier *

Vigne Glacier Vigne Glacier (; ur, ) is a glacier in Gilgit–Baltistan, Pakistan near Gondogoro Glacier and Baltoro Glacier.Fedchenko Glacier The Fedchenko Glacier (russian: Ледник Федченко; tg, Пиряхи Федченко) is a large glacier in the Yazgulem Range, Pamir Mountains, of north-central Gorno-Badakhshan province, Tajikistan. The glacier is long and narrow, ...

Russian Geographical Society Glacier The Russian Geographical Society Glacier (russian: Ледник Географического Общества) is in east Tajikistan, in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province. It is located in the Pamir Mountains, near Independence Peak (fo ...

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