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The Nyenchen Tanglha Mountains, also called Nyenchen Tangla or Nyainqêntanglha (), is a long mountain range located in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. ==Location== One source says the Nyenchen Tanglha Mountains is about in length. Its highest point is located to the northwest of Lhasa. The range is parallel to the Himalayas and north of the Brahmaputra. Another source says the Nyenchen Tanglha Mountains extend from Nyêmo County in the west to Ranwu County (the southwestern part of Baxoi County) in the east. Its highest peak is Mount Nyenchen Tanglha at . The southern side of the Nyenchen Tanglha Mountains is precipitous, and falls by around , while the northern side is fairly level and descends about . Most of the mountains are below . THey contain 7080 glaciers covering an area of . The Nyenchen Tanglha Mountains have an average latitude of 30°30'N and a longitude between 90°E and 97°E. Together with the Mount Kailash range located further west, it forms the Transhimalaya which runs parallel to the Himalayas north of the Yarlung Tsangpo River. The range is divided into two main parts: the West and East Nyenchen Tanglha, with a division at the high Tro La Pass near Lhari Town. The Drukla Chu rises in the Nyenchen Tanglha Mountains, where it is called the Song Chu, and joins the Gyamda Chu. The combined river runs about southeast to the Yarlung Tsangpo. 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「Nyenchen Tanglha Mountains」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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