Flight Over Earth's 'East' Pole

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The glacier-shrouded mountains of the Tibetan Plateau are sometimes called the Earth's Third Pole. This is because, as reported today by NASA's Earth Observatory, it ranks 3rd — right after the Antarctic and the Arctic — for ice content. It's a rough, remote part of the world, but its water serves millions. Here's a sweet little movie that'll give you an angel-eye view of this region.