Nyenchen Tanglha Mountains
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The Nyenchen Tanglha Mountains Viewed from the Qinghai–Tibet Railway
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| Chinese | 念青唐古拉山 | ||||||||
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| Tibetan | གཉན་ཆེན་ཐང་ལྷ | ||||||||
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| Hanyu Pinyin | Niànqīng Tánggǔlā Shān |
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| Wylie | gnyan chen thang lha |
| THDL | Nyenchenthanglha |
| Tibetan Pinyin | Nyainqêntanglha |
Coordinates: 30°30′0″N 94°30′00″E / 30.50000°N 94.50000°E
The Nyenchen Tanglha Mountains (official spelling: Nyainqêntanglha) are a 700-kilometre (430 mi) long mountain range located in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China.
One source says the Nyenchen Tanglha Mountains is about 600 miles (970 km) in length. Its highest point is 23,250 feet (7,090 m) located 60 miles (97 km) to the northwest of Lhasa. The range is parallel to the Himalayas and north of the Brahmaputra. Another source says the Nyenchen Tanglha Mountains extend 460 miles (740 km) from Nyêmo County in the west to Ranwu County (the southwestern part of Baxoi County) in the east.
Its highest peak is Mount Nyenchen Tanglha (Nyainqêntanglha Feng) at 7,162 metres (23,497 ft).
The southern side of the Nyenchen Tanglha Mountains is precipitous, and falls by around 2,000 metres (6,600 ft), while the northern side is fairly level and descends about 1,000 metres (3,300 ft). Most of the mountains are below 6,500 metres (21,300 ft). They contain 7080 glaciers covering an area of 10,700 square kilometres (4,100 sq mi).
The Nyenchen Tanglha Mountains have an average latitude of 30°30'N and a longitude between 90°E and 97°E. Together with the Mount Kailash range located further west, it forms the Transhimalaya which runs parallel to the Himalayas north of the Yarlung Tsangpo River. The range is divided into two main parts: the West and East Nyenchen Tanglha, with a division at the 5,432 metres (17,822 ft) high Tro La Pass near Lhari Town.
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