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Geladaindong Peak (also spelled Geladandong, Geladaintong or Kolha Dardong) is a snow-covered mountain (or massif) located in southwestern Qinghai province of China near the border of Tibet. It is the tallest mountain in the Tanggula Mountain Range of the Tibetan Plateau with an elevation of above sea level. The source of the Yangtze River, begins with glaciers on its surface. The mountain's name is Geladaindong in the Tibetan language. The name in Chinese is 各拉丹东 (pinyin: Gèlādāndōng) or 各拉丹东峰 (pinyin: Gèlādāndōng Fēng; literally "Geladandong Peak"). ==Location== Geladaindong is located in the administrative unit known as Tanggula Town: an exclave of Haixi Prefecture, in the middle section of Tanggula Shan (the Tanggula Mountain Range). The Geladaindong Peak is encircled by over twenty high peaks exceeding in height. It is approximately long from north to south and approximately wide from west to east, covering an area of approximately with ice and snow, covered by over 40 glaciers. This area is directly across the border from Amdo County, Nagqu Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region. The Qinghai-Tibet Railway crosses the Tanggula Mountain Range around to the east of Geladaindong Peak. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Geladaindong Peak」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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