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Urumqi Glacier No.1

Urumqi Glacier No.1 (1 or) or Urumqi River Glacier No.1 (1 or), Tianshan Glacier No.1 (1 or), is the glacier closest to an urban area in the world, located only 120 km southwest to downtown Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China. As a major source of the Urumqi River, Glacier No.1 lies in the north slope of Tiangeer II Peak in the middle section of Tian Shan and it is within Ürümqi County.

Glacier data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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