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Tanggula Mountains and the Source of the Nu River

唐古拉山-怒江源

Overview

DesignationNational Park of China (seventh batch)
ProvinceTibet
LocationTibet
Latitude, longitude32.0, 91.6 Google Maps
Nearby sitesNamtso and the Nyainqêntanglha Mountains, The Potala Palace, Lhasa, Yarlung River, Qinghai Hoh Xil
Nearby citiesLhasa, Gyantse

About

The Tanggula Mountains on the border of Tibet and Qinghai, crossed by the Qinghai–Tibet railway at over 5,000 m, and the headwaters of the Nu (Salween) River on their southern slopes form a national park of high plateau, glaciers and grassland.

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