This article is about the geographic source of the Yangtze River. For the similarly named range serving as the source of the Brahmaputra, see Nyenchen Tanglha Mountains.
The Tanggula is the source of the Ulan Moron and Dangqu Rivers, the geographic headwaters of the Yangtze River. The range thus functions as a dividing range between the basin of the Yangtze in the north and the endorheic basins of north-eastern Tibet in the south.
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The elevations of the main ridge average more than 5,000 m (16,404 ft). The Yangtze River originates in this mountain range; Geladandong, 6,621 metres or 21,722 feet high, located in Tanggula Town, is the tallest peak in the range.[2]
The Qinghai-Tibet Highway and the Qinghai-Tibet Railway cross the Tanggula Mountains at Tanggula Mountain Pass. This is the highest point of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, and the highest point of any railway in the world, at 5,072 metres (16,640 feet) above sea level.[3] On account of snow and occasional road accidents, highway closures and concomitant traffic delays are not uncommon.[4]
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tanggula, mountains, this, article, about, geographic, source, yangtze, river, similarly, named, range, serving, source, brahmaputra, nyenchen, tanglha, mountains, tanggula, chinese, 唐古拉山, tánggǔlāshān, 唐古拉山脉, tánggǔlāshānmài, tangla, tanglha, dangla, mountain. This article is about the geographic source of the Yangtze River For the similarly named range serving as the source of the Brahmaputra see Nyenchen Tanglha Mountains The Tanggula Chinese 唐古拉山 p Tanggǔlashan or 唐古拉山脉 p Tanggǔlashanmai Tangla Tanglha or Dangla Mountains Tibetan གདང ལ w Gdang La z Dang La are a mountain range in the central part of the Qinghai Tibet Plateau in Tibet China 1 Administratively the range is in the Nagqu Prefecture of the Tibet Autonomous Region with the central section extending into nearby Tanggula Town and the eastern section entering the Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Qinghai province Tanggula MountainsTangla Tanglha Dangla MountainsTanggula Mountains viewed from Qinghai Highest pointPeakGeladaindong PeakElevation6 621 m 21 722 ft GeographyCountry ChinaProvince RegionQinghai and Tibet Autonomous RegionRange coordinates33 30 00 N 91 04 12 E 33 50000 N 91 07000 E 33 50000 91 07000 Coordinates 33 30 00 N 91 04 12 E 33 50000 N 91 07000 E 33 50000 91 07000The Tanggula is the source of the Ulan Moron and Dangqu Rivers the geographic headwaters of the Yangtze River The range thus functions as a dividing range between the basin of the Yangtze in the north and the endorheic basins of north eastern Tibet in the south Overview EditThe elevations of the main ridge average more than 5 000 m 16 404 ft The Yangtze River originates in this mountain range Geladandong 6 621 metres or 21 722 feet high located in Tanggula Town is the tallest peak in the range 2 The Qinghai Tibet Highway and the Qinghai Tibet Railway cross the Tanggula Mountains at Tanggula Mountain Pass This is the highest point of the Qinghai Tibet Railway and the highest point of any railway in the world at 5 072 metres 16 640 feet above sea level 3 On account of snow and occasional road accidents highway closures and concomitant traffic delays are not uncommon 4 The mountains lie within the Tibetan Plateau alpine shrub and meadows ecoregion 5 See also Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tanggula Mountains Geladandong Nyenchen Tanglha Mountains Tanggula Pass Tanggula railway station Tanggula North railway station Tanggula South railway station Tibetan PlateauReferences Edit Tanggula Mountains Encyclopaedia Britannica Retrieved 2007 07 03 Desperate Times at the Headwaters of the Yangtze Archived from the original on 2007 10 09 Retrieved 2007 07 03 New height of world s railway born in Tibet China View Archived from the original on September 13 2005 Retrieved 2007 07 03 Plateau traffic jam Olson D M E Dinerstein et al 2001 Terrestrial Ecoregions of the World A New Map of Life on Earth BioScience 51 11 933 938 doi 10 1641 0006 3568 2001 051 0933 TEOTWA 2 0 CO 2 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link This Tibet location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tanggula Mountains amp oldid 1127125687, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
