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Yamdrok Lake. The geography of Tibet consists of the high mountains, lakes and rivers lying between Central, East and South Asia.Traditionally, Western (European and American) sources have regarded Tibet as being in Central Asia, though today's maps show a trend toward considering all of modern China, including Tibet, to be part of East Asia.
Major tributaries of Yarlung Tsangpo include Nyangchu River, Lhasa River, Nyang River, and Parlung Tsangpo. In Tibet the river flows through the South Tibet Valley, which is approximately 1,200 kilometres (750 mi) long and 300 kilometres (190 mi) wide. The valley descends from 4,500 metres (14,800 ft) above sea level to 3,000 metres (9,800 ft).
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Earthquakes are common. The river basin is the center of Tibet politically, economically and culturally. As of 1990 the population was 329,700, of whom 208,700 were farmers. 88% of the people were ethnic Tibetans. [2] The climate is semi-arid monsoon, with a low average temperature of 1.2 to 7.5 °C (34.2 to 45.5 °F).
It is a key focus area for the One River, Two Rivers Project (Chinese: 一江两河工程), which emphasizes agricultural development in the region. [1] [2] The Manla Water Conservancy Hub Project, one of the 62 Aid Projects to Tibet, marks the initial phase of the Nangchu River Basin Development Plan. [3]
The climate is temperate semi-arid plateau monsoon, with most precipitation falling in the summer. Annual rainfall is 324.2 millimetres (12.76 in). [ 2 ] The average flow is 11.9 cubic metres per second (420 cu ft/s) per second, with least flow 4.6 cubic metres per second (160 cu ft/s) and flood flow rates of up to 400 cubic metres per second ...
Mabja Zangbo or Mabja Tsangpo is a river in Tibet Autonomous Region, China. The upper portion of the Karnali River is called Mabja Zangbo river in China. [4] [5] It further joins River Ghaghara (Karnali) in Nepal and eventually flows into Ganges River (Ganga) in India. [6] It passes through the tri-junction on Nepal's border with India and ...