There are 5 485 glaciers in the West Kunlun Mountain now, with an area of 8 817.78 km2, more than 3 / 4 of the total area in the whole of Kunlun Mountains. In the West Kunlun Mountain glaciers are concentrated and large in scale. There is Guliya Ice Cap, 376.05 km2 in area, the largest ice cap found in the regions of low and middle latitudes in the world up to now. Observations show that in the Tibetan Plateau air and ice temperatures are lowest around the ice cap. For example, the lowest air temperature a...