Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Topographic map of Bhutan. Bhutan is a sovereign country at the crossroads of East Asia and South Asia, located towards the eastern extreme of the Himalayas mountain range. It is fairly evenly sandwiched between the sovereign territory of two nations: first, the People's Republic of China (PRC) on the north and northwest.
The following is a list of rivers in Bhutan; all rivers in Bhutan ultimately drain to the Brahmaputra River in India. Western Bhutan. Jaldhaka River or Di Chu [1]
The location of Bhutan An enlargeable map of the Kingdom of Bhutan. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Bhutan: Bhutan – landlocked sovereign country located in South Asia. [1] Bhutan is located amidst the eastern end of the Himalaya Mountains and is bordered to the south, east and west by India and to the ...
Mangde Chhu or Tongsa river flows in central Bhutan traversing roughly north–south. The river rises in Wangdue Phodrang district (or dzongkhag in Dzongkha), near Gangkhar Puensum, Bhutan's highest peak at 7,546 metres (24,757 ft). Bhutan's main east–west highway crosses the Mangde Chhu about 8 kilometres (5 mi) west of Trongsa.
The valleys of Bhutan are carved into the Himalaya by Bhutan's rivers, fed by glacial melt and monsoon rains. As Bhutan is landlocked in the mountainous eastern Himalaya , much of its population is concentrated in valleys and lowlands, separated by rugged southward spurs of the Inner Himalaya.
Mo Chhu is a major river in Bhutan. The word "Chhu" means "river" or "water" in Dzongkha, the official national language in Bhutan. The river rises in Gasa Dzongkhag (district) near the border between Bhutan and Tibet. From there, the Mo Chhu flows generally southward to Punakha in central Bhutan, where it joins the Pho Chhu from the
English: Location map of Bhutan. Equirectangular projection, N/S stretching 115 %. Geographic limits of the map: ... Added rivers: 19:07, 2 December 2011: 874 × 570 ...
The lowest point is located in the Drangme Chhu, a river system in central and eastern Bhutan, at 97 m (318 ft) above sea level. The lowest point is located in eastern Sarpang District where the Mangde Chhu river crosses into India (Assam) near the Indian town of Manas.