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Qomolangma and Her Neighbors】 The Tibetan plateau was submerged by sea at the tertiary period as early as 800 million years ago in late Poterozoic era. During the famous orogeny of the Himalayas about 30 million years ago, the sea bed rose and eventurally formed the Tibetan plateau known as "the roof of the world" averaging about 4000 meters above sea level, which is also known as "the third pole of the earth" along with the North pole and South pole. And South pole. The Tibetan plateau is cradle of mountains. Across there lie Some of the most famous mountain ranges in the world, with the Himalaya mountains in the southwest, the Kunlun mountains and Kalakunlun mountains in the northwest and the Gangdis, Tanggula and Nyainqentanglha mountains at the center. The Hengduan mountains in the east serve as a shield for the plateau. In Tibet, there are five mountains each with a height of over 8000 meters and 50 mountains over 7000 meters, among which towers aloft the world's highest peak, Mt. Qomolangma which is the top of the earth and the ideal destination for mountaineers to climb. These snow-covered peaks and gracias form a marvelous spectacle of Tibetan plateau. |
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『Mt. Namumani』
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『MT. Qomolangma』
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『Mt. Nanjambawa』
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『Hengduanshan glaciers』
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『Duoxiongla snow mountain』
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『Ngari snow mountain』
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『Manis at Ngari prefecture』
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『Jiacha snow mountain』
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