Yarlung Tsangpo River basin

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The Yarlung Tsangpo River basin is a high-altitude watershed in Tibet that drains the upper reaches of the Brahmaputra River, encompassing deep gorges, extensive glaciers, and diverse alpine and subtropical ecosystems.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf drainage basin ⓘ
river basin ⓘ
watershed ⓘ
borderedBy Himalayas ⓘ
Transhimalaya ⓘ
contains Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon ⓘ
Yarlung Tsangpo River ⓘ
linked to: Brahmaputra
drainedBy Yarlung Tsangpo River ⓘ
linked to: Brahmaputra
drainsUpperReachesOf Brahmaputra River ⓘ
linked to: Brahmaputra
feeds Brahmaputra River discharge ⓘ
hasClimate alpine climate ⓘ
subtropical climate ⓘ
hasEcologicalSignificance habitat connectivity between alpine and subtropical zones ⓘ
high biodiversity ⓘ
hasElevationCharacteristic one of the highest major river basins in the world ⓘ
hasFeature alpine ecosystems ⓘ
deep gorges ⓘ
extensive glaciers ⓘ
high-altitude terrain ⓘ
subtropical ecosystems ⓘ
hasGeomorphologicalFeature active tectonics ⓘ
intense river incision ⓘ
steep relief ⓘ
hasHydrologicalRegime monsoon-influenced flow ⓘ
snowmelt-dominated flow ⓘ
hasLandCover alpine meadows ⓘ
glaciers ⓘ
subtropical forests ⓘ
hasProcess glacial meltwater runoff ⓘ
monsoon-driven river flow ⓘ
hasRisk debris flows ⓘ
glacial lake outburst floods ⓘ
landslides ⓘ
isCulturallySignificantFor Tibetan communities ⓘ
isImportantFor downstream water resources in South Asia ⓘ
isSubjectOf climate change impact studies ⓘ
geomorphological studies ⓘ
hydrological research ⓘ
isUpstreamOf Brahmaputra River in Bangladesh ⓘ
linked to: Brahmaputra

Brahmaputra River in India ⓘ
linked to: Brahmaputra
locatedIn China ⓘ
Tibet ⓘ
locatedOn Tibetan Plateau ⓘ
partOf Brahmaputra River basin ⓘ
linked to: Brahmaputra Valley
sourceRegionOf Brahmaputra River ⓘ
linked to: Brahmaputra

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Nyainqêntanglha Range → separates → Yarlung Tsangpo River basin ⓘ
Indus-Tsangpo Suture Zone → extendsAlong → Yarlung Tsangpo River region ⓘ
linked to: Yarlung Tsangpo River basin
Lohit River → partOf → Eastern Himalayan river system ⓘ
linked to: Yarlung Tsangpo River basin
Beki River → drainageBasin → Brahmaputra basin ⓘ
linked to: Yarlung Tsangpo River basin
Pagladia River → isPartOf → Brahmaputra basin ⓘ
linked to: Yarlung Tsangpo River basin
Kangrinboqê Peak → sourceRiverOf → Brahmaputra River (Yarlung Tsangpo) vicinity ⓘ
linked to: Yarlung Tsangpo River basin
Geography of Mount Everest → drainageBasins → BrahmaputraYarlungTsangpoBasin ⓘ
linked to: Yarlung Tsangpo River basin
GBM Delta → drainageBasinIncludes → Brahmaputra Basin ⓘ
linked to: Yarlung Tsangpo River basin
Central Tibet → contains → Yarlung Valley ⓘ
subject linked to: central Tibet
linked to: Yarlung Tsangpo River basin
Central Tibet → contains → Brahmaputra River valley ⓘ
subject linked to: central Tibet
linked to: Yarlung Tsangpo River basin
Lhasa River → partOf → Yarlung Tsangpo River basin ⓘ
Lhasa River → hasValley → Lhasa River Valley ⓘ
linked to: Yarlung Tsangpo River basin
Lhasa Gonggar Airport → locatedIn → Yarlung Tsangpo River valley ⓘ
linked to: Yarlung Tsangpo River basin
Gurla Mandhata → drainage → Brahmaputra River basin ⓘ
linked to: Yarlung Tsangpo River basin
Songtsen Gampo → historicalRegion → Yarlung Valley ⓘ
linked to: Yarlung Tsangpo River basin
Bagarius → distributionRegion → Brahmaputra basin ⓘ
linked to: Yarlung Tsangpo River basin
Nepalese Himalayas → drainage → Brahmaputra river basin ⓘ
linked to: Yarlung Tsangpo River basin
Kolong River → drainageBasin → Brahmaputra basin ⓘ
linked to: Yarlung Tsangpo River basin