CGTN's Exclusive aerial footage shows the world's third-largest glacier in Tibet
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Purog Kangri glacier was discovered by Chinese and American scientists in 1999. It has been confirmed to be the world's third-largest ice sheet after the two in the Arctic and Antarctic. It has been closed to tourists since 2018 in order to improve the local ecological environment. Follow CGTN to have a closer look at this giant glacier.