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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.
"Tibet key water-control project to be completed". China Tibet Online. Archived from the original on 5 February 2015; Sun, Vincent (28 September 2010). "Tibet's largest Pangduo Hydro Project builds world's deepest cutoff wall". China Tibet Online "Tibet's biggest water-related project launched". China Tibet Online. 6 August 2009.
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).
The Jiacha Hydropower Station (Chinese: 加查水电站), also named Gacha Hydropower Station, [2] is the second largest hydropower station built in Tibet, [3] located in Gyaca County on the middle reaches of the Yarlung Tsangpo, [4] with a total installed capacity of 360 MW and a designed annual generation capacity of 1.705 billion kWh.
The river runs parallel to the northern borders of Nepal, Bhutan and India, between the Himalayas to the south and the Tibet Plateau to the north. [1] [2] The river valleys are the most populated areas of Tibet, putting pressure on wildlife. The area ranges from cold desert in the west to steppe shrub land in the east; the few trees are in the ...
Woka River Grade I Hydropower Station: built with the aid of China Development Bank. Langjiu Geothermal Power Station: financed by China Development Bank, Tibet Geothermal Development Company undertook the reconstruction of the power station. Lhasa West Suburb Transmission and Substation Project: invested and constructed by China Development Bank.
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.