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Tibetan Plateau facts for kids

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The Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau lies between the Himalayan range to the south and the Kunlun Range to the north
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The Himalayas as seen from space looking south from over the Tibetan Plateau

The Tibetan Plateau, also known as the Qinghai-Tibetan (Qingzang) Plateau, is a vast, high plateau in Central Asia. It covers most of the Tibet Autonomous Region, the Qinghai Province in China, and Ladakh in Kashmir, India.

The Tibetan Plateau occupies an area of around 1,000 by 2,500 kilometers, and has an average elevation of over 4,500 meters. It is the highest and largest plateau in the world.

It was formed by the same forces which formed the Himalayas, namely, the movement of the Indian continental plate into Asia. The Plateau has an great effect on climate, and is the main cause of the monsoon rains.


Images for kids

  • Aba County Aba Prefecture Sichuan China

    Buddhist stupa and houses outside the town of Aba, on the Tibetan Plateau.

  • TibetplateauA2002144.0440.500m

    NASA satellite image of the south-eastern area of Tibetan Plateau. Brahmaputra River is in the lower right.

  • Lake Yamdroktso

    Yamdrok tso is one of the three largest sacred lakes in Tibet.

  • Nomads near Namtso

    Pastoral nomads camping near Namtso.

  • Jewel-Toned Lakes of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

    Natural-colour satellite image of the Tibetan Plateau

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Meseta tibetana para niños

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