Tanggula

The Tanggula Mountains cross the central Tibetan Plateau, their main ridge rising more than five thousand metres above sea level. Geladandong, the highest peak, towers over glaciers and the headwaters of the Yangtze. Streams from the range form the Ulan Moron and Dam Qu, while to the south lie inland basins whose waters do not reach the sea. Alpine meadows and sparse shrubs cover the cold high ground.