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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 ...
Qinghai is located on the northeastern part of the Tibetan Plateau. By area, it is the largest province in the People's Republic of China (excluding the autonomous regions). The Yellow River originates in the southern part of the province, while the Yangtze and Mekong have their sources in the southwestern part.
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.
The Tibet Autonomous Region, officially the Xizang Autonomous Region, often shortened to Tibet or Xizang, [5] [note 1] is an autonomous region of China and part of Southwestern China. It was formally established in 1965 to replace the Tibet Area, the former administrative division of the PRC established after the annexation of Tibet in 1951.
Hoh Xil or Kekexili (Mongolian for "Blue Ridge", also Aqênganggyai for "Lord of Ten Thousand Mountains"), is an isolated region in the northeastern part of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. On July 7, 2017, the Hoh Xil in Qinghai was listed among the UNESCO World Heritage Sites as "the largest and highest plateau in the world". [1]
Climate Change on the Tibetan Plateau, Asia Society; Case Western Reserve University's Center for the Research on Tibet, a good source of downloadable articles about Tibetan nomads; Information on Qinghai and the SNNR, Plateau Perspectives; A Google Earth kmz file of the Sanjiangyuan Area, download from the World Database On Protected Areas
Tibet is a plateau region in Asia and the home to the indigenous Tibetan people. With an average elevation of 4,900 metres (16,000 ft), it is the highest region on Earth and is commonly referred to as the "Roof of the World."