Kongur Tiube

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Kongur Tagh, which means "a brown mountain" in Uyghur language, has a significant subpeak known as Kongur Tiube (公格尔九别峰 which means in the local language "the mountain with a white cap",[2] also Kongur Tiubie / Jiubie and Kungur Tjube Tagh), 38°36′57″N 75°11′44″E; elevation = 7,530 metres (24,700 ft).Ranked 46th[3] It is moderately independent, with a topographic prominence of 840 m (2,760 ft). It was first climbed in 1956.

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Kongur Tiube
公格尔九别峰
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Kongur Tiube (Kongur Tagh II peak)
Highest point
Elevation7,530 m (24,700 ft)[1] Ranked 46th
Prominence810 m (2,660 ft)[1]
Coordinates38°35′37″N 75°11′44″E
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Kongur Tiube
Location in Xinjiang
LocationAkto County, Xinjiang, China
Parent rangePamir Mountains
Climbing
First ascent1956
Easiest routeRock/snow/ice climb
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In 2015, Chinese state media reported about a huge body of the Kongur Tiube glacier collapsing causing a 20 km long and one kilometre wide ice rock avalanche.[4]

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