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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 .
Relief map of the Tibetan Plateau The Tibetan Plateau is a plateau in southern Central Asia . It is the highest plateau in the world, with an average elevation of 4,500 meters and covering an area of roughly 2.5 million square kilometres.
Tibet is the highest region on Earth, with an average elevation of 4,380 m (14,000 ft). [3] [4] 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. [5] The Tibetan Empire emerged in the 7th century.
The line of mountains continues east of the plateau as the Qinling, which separates the Ordos Plateau from Sichuan. North of the mountains runs the Gansu or Hexi Corridor which was the main silk-road route from China proper to the West. The plateau is a high-altitude arid steppe interspersed with mountain ranges and large brackish lakes.
Xigazê County: Xigazê (CL-City) reorganized: 1999-09-21: Lunggar County: Zhongba County: merged into: Civil Affairs [1999]54 Yanjing County: Markam County: merged into Pütog County: Zogang County: merged into Toba County: Qamdo County: merged into Sibda County: Jomda County: merged into 2012-11-15: parts of Nyima County: Shuanghu County ...
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;
Rutog County is located in northwestern Tibet, Ngari northwest with a number of territorial borders. It is divided into 12 townships and 30 village committees. The Karakoram Mountains go through the county. The average altitude of the county is 4,500 m (14,800 ft) with a maximum altitude of 6,800 m (22,300 ft).
Pages in category "Mountain ranges of Tibet" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Assam Himalaya; D.