Nyainqêntanglha Range

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The Nyainqêntanglha Range is a prominent mountain range in Tibet known for its high, glaciated peaks and sacred mountains, including Mount Nyainqêntanglha.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
mountain range
approximateMaxElevation over 7000 m
climate cold alpine
continent Asia
country China
drainage Nujiang River
linked to: Nujiang

Yarlung Tsangpo River
linked to: Brahmaputra

endoreic basins of northern Tibet
formsBoundaryBetween Lhasa River basin and Namtso basin
geology mainly granitic rocks
hasCulturalRole site of local pilgrimage routes
subject of Tibetan myths and legends
hasEcosystem alpine meadow
high-altitude steppe
hasFeature alpine glaciers
glaciated peaks
permanent snowfields
sacred mountains
hasGlacierRetreat observed in late 20th and early 21st century
hasLakeNearby Dangqiong Co
Namtso Lake
hasPeak Mount Nyainqêntanglha
Nyainqêntanglha Feng
Nyenchen Tanglha Main Peak
hasSubrange Nyenchen Tanglha East
Nyenchen Tanglha West
highestPoint Nyenchen Tanglha Main Peak
highestPointElevation 7162 m
isSacredTo Tibetan people
languageOfToponym Tibetan
locatedIn China
Tibet
Tibet Autonomous Region
near Lhasa
orientation east–west
partOf Tibetan Plateau
Transhimalaya
region south-central Tibet
religiousSignificance Tibetan Buddhism
separates Northern Tibetan Plateau
linked to: Tibetan Plateau

Yarlung Tsangpo River basin
usedFor mountaineering
pastoralism
trekking

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Transhimalaya contains Nyainqêntanglha Range
Nyainqêntanglha Feng locatedIn Nyainqêntanglha Mountains
linked to: Nyainqêntanglha Range
Nyainqêntanglha Feng mountainRange Nyainqêntanglha range
linked to: Nyainqêntanglha Range