Ice Mushroom on Mount Tomür
Photo: Cheng Tong
Time: July, 1977
Site: South slope of MountTomür
Height: 4750
Brief Introduction: In Mount Tomür, there are a variety of ‘Hot Karst Occurrences’ such as ice wells, ice wholes, ice mushrooms, and subglacier channels at the ablation area of the lower section of the glaciers. This photo shows a giant ice mushroom on the Tailan glacier, Xiqiong, at a height of