Mingyong Glacier
Type	Mountain glacier
Location	Yunnan Province, China
Coordinates	28°27′13″N 98°44′23″E / 28.45361°N 98.73972°E / 28.45361; 98.73972
Area	13 km2 (5 mi2)[1]
Length	11.7 km (7.2 mi)[1]
Status	Retreating

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 associated with global warming. The glacier is sacred to the local Tibetan peoples.^[2] The glacier is fed by snows which fall on 6,740 m (22,107 ft) Mount Meili, also known as the Meili Snow Mountain. Glaciers in China's Tibetan region are melting at 7 percent annually.^[3] At 28.5 degrees north and an elevation of 2,700 meters (8,858 ft), the glacier is located at the lowest latitude and elevation of any glacier in China.^[1]

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