Nyenchen Tanglha
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Nyenchen Tanglha or Nyainqêntanglha ' onMouseout='HidePop("47346")' href="/topics/Chinese_language">Chinese
: 念青唐古拉山, Pinyin
: Niànqīng Tánggǔlā Shān) is a mountain range lying approximately 300 kilometer north-west of Lhasa
in central Tibet
.
The range's highest peak, Mount Nyainqêntanglha
, stands at 7,162 metres in Damxung County
; the nearest town to this peak is Yangbajain
.
The mountain range has more than thirty peaks over 6,000 metres high, and four are more than 7,000 metres high.
The Nyainqên Tanglha range separates the basin of the Yarlung Tsangpo River (Brahmaputra) in the south from the endorheic
basins of north-eastern Tibet in the north. In particular, it lies to the south of Namtso Lake (Tengrinor), the second largest saltwater lake in Tibet; it is said to be the highest saline lake in the world at 4716 metres (15,472 ft). Extending into the center of the lake is Zaxi Peninsula with its Zaxi Temple.
Chinese language
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: 念青唐古拉山, Pinyin
Pinyin
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: Niànqīng Tánggǔlā Shān) is a mountain range lying approximately 300 kilometer north-west of Lhasa
Lhasa
Lhasa is the administrative capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region in the People's Republic of China and the second most populous city on the Tibetan Plateau, after Xining. At an altitude of , Lhasa is one of the highest cities in the world...
in central Tibet
Tibet
Tibet is a plateau region in Asia, north-east of the Himalayas. It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people as well as some other ethnic groups such as Monpas, Qiang, and Lhobas, and is now also inhabited by considerable numbers of Han and Hui people...
.
The range's highest peak, Mount Nyainqêntanglha
Mount Nyainqentanglha
Mount Nyainqêntanglha , or Nyainqêntanglha Peak is the highest peak of Nyainqêntanglha Mountains, which divides Tibet, the watershed between the Yarlung Zangbo and the Nu rivers...
, stands at 7,162 metres in Damxung County
Damxung County
Damxung is a county far north of the main centre of Lhasa in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. Its administrative seat is Damquka.Damxung means "selected pasture" in Tibetan language.-Geography:...
; the nearest town to this peak is Yangbajain
Yangpachen
Yangbajain is a town approximately north-west of Lhasa, halfway to Damxung in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. The town lies just south of the Nyainqêntanglha Mountains, in an upland lush green valley surrounded by the tents of nomads with grazing yak and sheep populating the hillside...
.
The mountain range has more than thirty peaks over 6,000 metres high, and four are more than 7,000 metres high.
The Nyainqên Tanglha range separates the basin of the Yarlung Tsangpo River (Brahmaputra) in the south from the endorheic
Endorheic
An endorheic basin is a closed drainage basin that retains water and allows no outflow to other bodies of water such as rivers or oceans...
basins of north-eastern Tibet in the north. In particular, it lies to the south of Namtso Lake (Tengrinor), the second largest saltwater lake in Tibet; it is said to be the highest saline lake in the world at 4716 metres (15,472 ft). Extending into the center of the lake is Zaxi Peninsula with its Zaxi Temple.