Transhimalaya

The Transhimalaya (also spelled Trans-Himalaya), or "Gangdise – Nyenchen Tanglha range", is a 1,600-kilometre-long (990 mi) mountain range in China, extending in a west–east direction parallel to the main Himalayan range. Located north of Yarlung Tsangpo river on the southern edge of the Tibetan Plateau, the Transhimalaya is composed of the Gangdise range to the west and the Nyenchen Tanglha range to the east.

"Transhimalayan" redirects here. For the Trans-Himalayan language family, see Sino-Tibetan languages.
Transhimalaya
(Gangdise – Nyenchen Tanglha range,
Hedin Mountains)
Part of the Nyenchen Tanglha range in the Trans himalayas
Highest point
PeakMount Nyenchen Tanglha
Elevation7,162 m (23,497 ft)
Dimensions
Length1,600 km (990 mi)
Geography
StateTibet
Range coordinates30°23′00″N 90°34′31″E
Parent rangeAlpine orogeny, Tibetan Plateau (perimeter range)

The name Trans-Himalaya was introduced by the Swedish geographer Sven Hedin in early 20th century.[1] The Trans-Himalaya was described by the Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer in 1952 as an "ill-defined mountain area" with "no marked crest line or central alignment and no division by rivers." On more-modern maps the Kailas Range (Gangdise or Kang-to-sé Shan) in the west is shown as distinct from the Nyenchen Tanglha range in the east.[2]

See also

References

Citations
  1. Sven Hedin's "Trans-Himalaya", Nature 82, pages 367–369 (1910)
  2. Allen 2013, p. 142.

Sources
  • Allen, Charles (2013-01-17). A Mountain in Tibet: The Search for Mount Kailas and the Sources of the Great Rivers of Asia. Little, Brown Book Group. ISBN 978-1-4055-2497-1. Retrieved 2015-02-07.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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