Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Tibetan Plateau, [a] also known as Qinghai–Tibet Plateau [b] and Qing–Zang Plateau, [c] is a vast elevated plateau located at the intersection of Central, South, and East Asia. [d] Geographically, it is located to the north of Himalayas and the Indian subcontinent, and to the south of Tarim Basin and Mongolian Plateau.
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 .
The second highest peak, Mount Kailash (6,638 meters or 21,778 feet), is well-known across the world as it is the most sacred mountain in four religions: [3] Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism. [ 4 ] and Bon (which shares many similarities and influences with Tibetan Buddhism) [ 5 ] [ 6 ]
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us
In addition to being the 27th highest mountain in the world, Namcha Barwa is the third most prominent peak in the Himalayas after Mount Everest and Nanga Parbat. [ 1 ] [ 8 ] Frank Kingdon-Ward described in the 1920s "a quaint prophecy among the Kongbo Tibetans that Namche Barwa will one day fall into the Tsangpo gorge and block the river, which ...
Pages in category "Mountains of Tibet" The following 66 pages are in this category, out of 66 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Bairiga; C. Changla;
Tibet is the highest region on Earth, with an average elevation of 4,380 m (14,000 ft). [4] [5] Located in the Himalayas, the highest elevation in Tibet is Mount Everest, Earth's highest mountain, rising 8,848 m (29,000 ft) above sea level. [6] The Tibetan Empire emerged in the 7th century.
Dakpa Sheri [c] (Tibetan: དག་པ་ཤེལ་རི, Wylie: dag pa shel ri, THL: dak pa shel ri, [7] Chinese: 达瓜西热; pinyin: Dá guā xī rè), explained as "Pure Crystal Mountain" and also known as Tsari (Tibetan: རྩ་རི, Wylie: rtsa ri), is a mountain in the eponymously named Tsari region in Lhöntse County of Tibet's Shannan Prefecture.