Geladandong Peak

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Geladandong Peak is a prominent mountain in the central Tibetan Plateau, notable as the main source region of the Yangtze River and a major glaciated summit of the Tanggula range.

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Geladaindong Peak 1
Geladandong Peak canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf glaciated mountain
mountain
climate alpine climate
climbingRoute east ridge
north ridge
continent Asia
country China
drainageBasin Yangtze River basin
elevation 21723 ft
6621 m
firstAscentBy Japanese expedition
firstAscentYear 1985
geologicalSetting uplifted plateau mountain
glacierType cirque glaciers
valley glaciers
hasAlternativeName Gela Dandong Peak
Geladandong Peak
surface form: Geladaindong Peak

Geladandong
hasFeature extensive glaciers
permanent snowfields
hasGlacierRetreat observed since late 20th century
hydrologicalSignificance major headwaters region of the Yangtze
isHighestPointOf Geladandong massif
isInTimeZone China Standard Time
isSourceRegionOf Yangtze River
latitudeApprox 33.0 N
locatedIn China
surface form: People's Republic of China

Qinghai
surface form: Qinghai Province

Tanggula Mountains
Tibetan Plateau
surface form: central Tibetan Plateau

source area of the Tongtian River
longitudeApprox 91.7 E
mountainRange Tanggula Mountains
nameLanguage Tibetan
nearbySettlement Tanggulashan
partOf Tanggula Mountains
surface form: Tanggula range

Tibetan Plateau
prominence about 1200 m
protectedStatus within Sanjiangyuan region
region Sanjiangyuan National Park
surface form: Sanjiangyuan (Three Rivers Source) area
relativeLocation north of the main Tanggula Pass
riverSystem Yangtze River
surface form: Chang Jiang (Yangtze) system
snowLineElevation around 5600 m
topographicType massif

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Tanggula Mountains highestPeak Geladandong Peak
Geladandong Peak hasAlternativeName Geladandong Peak
this entity surface form: Geladaindong Peak