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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 .
At that time the most essential heating surface of the atmosphere – which at present, i.e. interglacially, is the Tibetan plateau – was the most important cooling surface. [17] The annual low-pressure area induced by heat above Tibet as a motor of the summer monsoon was lacking. The glaciation thus caused a breaking-off of the summer ...
Module:Location map/data/Tibetan Plateau is a location map definition used to overlay markers and labels on an equirectangular projection map of Tibetan Plateau. The markers are placed by latitude and longitude coordinates on the default map or a similar map image.
Tibetan Plateau and surrounding areas above 1600 m – topography. [69] [70] Tibet is often called the "roof of the world". Himalayas, on the southern rim of the Tibetan plateau. All of modern China, including Tibet, is considered a part of East Asia. [71] Historically, some European sources also considered parts of Tibet to lie in Central Asia.
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Craig Lovell/GettyEurope’s discovery of Tibet was enmeshed with missionary intent: it was Franciscan monks who brought Europe many of the first descriptions of the country. In 1245 Giovanni da ...
A satellite image of Tibet/Xizang Political map; Tibet Autonomous Region within China. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Tibet: . Tibet is a plateau region in Asia and the home to the indigenous Tibetan people.
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.