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This is a list of longest rivers of Asia. Included are all rivers with lengths over 1,000 km (620 mi) that are in Asia. Included are all rivers with lengths over 1,000 km (620 mi) that are in Asia. River
Since the 1990s the Yarlung Tsangpo River has been the destination of a number of teams that engage in exploration and whitewater kayaking. [17] The river has been called the "Everest of Rivers" because of the extreme conditions of the river. [18] The first attempt to run was made in 1993 by a Japanese group who lost one member on the river.
Its waters drop from about 2,900 metres (9,500 ft) near Pei to about 1,500 metres (4,900 ft) at the end of the Upper Gorge where the Po Tsangpo River enters. The river continues through the Lower Gorge to the Indian border at an elevation of 660 metres (2,170 ft). The river then enters Arunachal Pradesh and eventually becomes the Brahmaputra ...
Chenab River - Pakistan and India; Deduru Oya River - Sri Lanka; Devi River - India; Euphrates (Fırat) - Turkey, Syria, Iraq; Gal Oya River - Sri Lanka; Ganges River - India and Bangladesh; Ghaggar River; Gin River - Sri Lanka; Ga'aton River- Israel; Godavari - India; Hai - China - Yellow Sea; Han River - Korea - Yellow Sea; Hari River ...
Plateaus of Asia, areas of a highland consisting of flat terrain, that is raised sharply above the surrounding area on at least one side. Often one or more sides have deep hills. Plateaus can be formed by a number of processes, including upwelling of volcanic magma, extrusion of lava, and erosion by water and glaciers. Plateaus are classified ...
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 eastern Yungui Plateau is largely drained by the Wu River, a tributary of the Yangtze. Major lakes have formed in the Yunnan portions of the Yungui Plateau, including Dian Chi and Fuxian Lake. Erhai Lake is located on the plateau's western edge at the southern base of the Hengduan Mountains. [1]
Kunlun range Karakash River in the western Kunlun Mountains, seen from the Tibet-Xinjiang highway. From the Pamirs of Tajikistan, the Kunlun Mountains run east through southern Xinjiang to Qinghai province. [5] They stretch along the southern edge of what is now called the Tarim Basin, the infamous Taklamakan desert, and the Gobi Desert.