Namcha Barwa Himal
| Namcha Barwa Himal | |
| Namjagbarwa | |
 Satellite view of Namcha Barwa Himal surrounded by Great Bend of the Yarlung Tsangpo, then other ranges
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China Tibet Autonomous Region Nyingchi Prefecture Mêdog County, India Arunachal Pradesh Dibang Valley district |
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| River | Yarlung Tsangpo/Dihong/Brahmaputra |
| Highest point | Namcha Barwa or Namjagbarwa Feng |
| - elevation | 7,782 m (25,531 ft) |
| - coordinates | 29°37′57″N 95°03′15″E / 29.63250°N 95.05417°E |
| Length | 180 km (112 mi), NE |
| Width | 60 km (37 mi), SE |
| Area | 10,800 km2 (4,170 sq mi) |
Namcha Barwa Himal, also known as Namjagbarwa syntaxis or Namjagbarwa Group Complex, is the easternmost section of the Himalaya in southeastern Tibet and northeastern India. This section spans 180 km from the headwaters of the Siyom River on the international border NE into Tibet to the canyon of the Yarlung Tsangpo (the Brahmaputra in India), where the Himalaya are said to end, although high ranges actually continue another 300 km east. Major peaks of this section include:
Lhasa, NH 46 (Map). 1:1,000,000. U.S. Army Map Service. 1945.
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