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The Tibetan Plateau, [a] also known as Qinghai–Tibet Plateau [b] and Qing–Zang Plateau, [c] is a vast elevated plateau located at the intersection of Central, South, and East Asia. [ d ] Geographically, it is located to the north of Himalayas and the Indian subcontinent , and to the south of Tarim Basin and Mongolian Plateau .
Tibet is located on the Tibetan Plateau, the world's highest region. Tibetan Plateau and surrounding areas above 1600-m topography [ 22 ] [ 23 ] The Tibetan plateau lies between the Himalayan range to the south and the Taklamakan plain to the north.
Module:Location map/data/Tibetan Plateau is a location map definition used to overlay markers and labels on an equirectangular projection map of Tibetan Plateau. The markers are placed by latitude and longitude coordinates on the default map or a similar map image.
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Tibetan Plateau and surrounding areas above 1600 m – topography. [69] [70] Tibet is often called the "roof of the world". Himalayas, on the southern rim of the Tibetan plateau. All of modern China, including Tibet, is considered a part of East Asia. [71] Historically, some European sources also considered parts of Tibet to lie in Central Asia.
The Tibet Autonomous Region is located on the Tibetan Plateau, the highest region on Earth. In northern Tibet elevations reach an average of over 4,572 metres (15,000 ft). Mount Everest is located on Tibet's border with Nepal.
Tibet is a plateau region in Asia and the home to the indigenous Tibetan people. With an average elevation of 4,900 metres (16,000 ft), it is the highest region on Earth and is commonly referred to as the "Roof of the World."
Lhasa, [a] officially the Chengguan District of Lhasa City, [b] is the inner urban district of Lhasa City, Tibet Autonomous Region, Southwestern China. [4]Lhasa is the second most populous urban area on the Tibetan Plateau after Xining and, at an altitude of 3,656 metres (11,990 ft), Lhasa is one of the highest cities in the world.