Tanggula Mountains

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geographical feature mountain range

The Tanggula Mountains are a high, remote mountain range on the Tibetan Plateau in China, known for forming part of the watershed between the Yangtze and other major Asian rivers.

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographical feature → mountain range →
administrativeRegion	Nagqu Prefecture-level City → Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture →
averageElevation	over 5000 metres →
biodiversity	alpine steppe ecosystems →
ChineseName	唐古拉山 →
climate	alpine climate →
continent	Asia →
country	China →
crossedBy	Qinghai–Tibet Highway → Qinghai–Tibet Railway →
ecoregion	Qinghai–Tibet Plateau ecoregion →
formsWatershedBetween	Mekong River basin → Salween River basin → Yangtze River basin → Yellow River basin →
geology	mainly sedimentary and metamorphic rocks →
hasFeature	glaciers → permafrost → snowfields →
hasPass	Tanggula Pass →
highestPeak	Geladandong Peak →
highestPointElevation	about 6621 metres →
humanPopulationDensity	very low →
knownFor	extreme high-altitude environment → forming major Asian river watersheds →
languageOfToponym	Tibetan →
locatedIn	Qinghai Province → Tibet Autonomous Region → Tibetan Plateau →
near	Nagqu →
orientation	generally east–west →
partOf	Kunlun Mountains system → watershed between Pacific and Indian Ocean basins →
railwayStation	Tanggula railway station →
railwayStationElevation	Tanggula railway station about 5068 metres →
region	central Tibetan Plateau →
sourceOf	Tongtian River → Yangtze River →
TanggulaPassElevation	about 5231 metres →
terrain	high plateau mountains →
TibetanName	Dangla or Tanglha →
timeZone	China Standard Time →
usedFor	scientific research on high-altitude environments → transport corridor between Qinghai and Tibet →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Yangtze River →	sourceLocation