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
surface form: Nujiang River

Brahmaputra
surface form: Yarlung Tsangpo River

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 Nyenchen Tanglha Main Peak
surface form: Mount Nyainqêntanglha

Nyainqêntanglha Feng
Nyenchen Tanglha Main Peak
hasSubrange Nyenchen Tanglha Main Peak
surface form: Nyenchen Tanglha East

Nyenchen Tanglha Main Peak
surface form: Nyenchen Tanglha West
highestPoint Nyenchen Tanglha Main Peak
highestPointElevation 7162 m
isSacredTo Tibetan people
languageOfToponym Tibetan
locatedIn China
Tibet Autonomous Region
surface form: Tibet

Tibet Autonomous Region
near Lhasa
orientation east–west
partOf Tibetan Plateau
Transhimalaya
region south-central Tibet
religiousSignificance Tibetan Buddhism
separates Tibetan Plateau
surface form: Northern Tibetan Plateau

Yarlung Tsangpo River basin
usedFor mountaineering
pastoralism
trekking

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Transhimalaya contains Nyainqêntanglha Range
Nyainqêntanglha Feng locatedIn Nyainqêntanglha Range
this entity surface form: Nyainqêntanglha Mountains
Nyainqêntanglha Feng mountainRange Nyainqêntanglha Range
this entity surface form: Nyainqêntanglha range