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'Tanggula Mountains' (also called Dangla Mountains) are a mountain range in southwestern China in an area known as the Tibet Autonomous Region.^[1] It is located on the Tibetan Plateau with its main ridge averaging more than 5,000 m. The Yangtze River originates in this mountain range and the Geladandong (at 6,621 metres) is the tallest peak in the range.^[2] A pass through these mountains, Tanggula Mountain Pass, is the highest railway in the world at 4,817 meters above sea level.^[3]

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★ Tanggula Pass

★ Tibetan Plateau

★ Geladandong

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1. Tanggula Mountains
2. Desperate Times at the Headwaters of the Yangtze
3. New height of world's railway born in Tibet

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★ Plateau traffic jam