Gangdise Shan
The Kailash Range, Kailas Range, Gangdisi Mountains, Gangdese Range, Gangdisê Range or Gangdise Shan is a mountain range on the Tibetan Plateau in Tibet and the Tibet Autonomous Region.
Geography
Map including Gangdise Shan (labeled as KANG-TI-SSU SHAN (KAILAS RANGE)) (ATC, 1971)
It is the western subrange of the Transhimalaya System. The Nyenchen Tanglha is the eastern subrange.
One of the Gangdise Shan's peaks, Mount Kailash, is a sacred place in four religions.
See also
- Gangdese batholith (geology of the area)
- Transhimalayas
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