Tibetan Plateau

Mountain range1,759,588.46 km²
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November 15, 2024
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About

plateau in Central Asia

Known names

alternative

Qinghai-Tibetan plateau

Main information

9,266
Peaks
1,518
Passes
229
Glaciers
4,345.72 km²
km²
10
Routes

Child Regions

Kunlun Mountains
4,178 peaks
193 Passes
133 Glaciers
9 Routes
Nan Shan
454 peaks
20 Passes
9 Glaciers
Qionglai Mountains
434 peaks
74 Passes
2 Glaciers
Tanggula Mountains
157 peaks
30 Passes
4 Glaciers
Transhimalaya
860 peaks
608 Passes
61 Glaciers

Geographic Location

Administrative Location

China:
Gansu,Qinghai,Shaanxi,Sichuan,Tibet Autonomous Region,Xinjiang,Yunnan
India:
Arunachal Pradesh,Ladakh
Myanmar:
Kachin State,Shan State
Pakistan:
Gilgit-Baltistan

Characteristics

Area
1,759,588.46 km²

Area Location1 area

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