tibet is called roof of the world?
247664
It's called the "Roof of the World" with good reason — the Tibetan Plateau stands over 3 miles above sea level and is surrounded by imposing mountain ranges that harbor the world's two highest summits, Mount Everest and K2.
503627
The longest mountain range on Earth is called the mid-ocean ridge. Spanning 40,389 miles around the globe, it's truly a global landmark. About 90 percent of the mid-ocean ridge system is under the ocean.
1323303
The upper reaches of the Brahmaputra River, known as the Yarlung Tsangpo from the Tibetan language, originates on the Angsi Glacier, near Mount Kailash, located on the northern side of the Himalayas in Burang County of Tibet.
582050
Mount Everest is a peak in the Himalaya mountain range. It is located between Nepal and Tibet, an autonomous region of China.
873388
The People's Republic of China (PRC) claims that Tibet is an integral part of China. The Tibetan government-in-exile maintains that Tibet is an independent state under unlawful occupation. ... Instead, it bases it claim to Tibet solely on the theory that Tibet has been an integral part of China for centuries.
168462
['1 5. Makalu – 8,485 meters.', '2 4. Lhotse – 8,516 meters.', "3 3. Kanchendzonga (Wikipedia calls it Kanchenjunga, but all the atlases I've seen call it this way) – 8,586 meters.", '4 2. K2 – 8,611 meters.', '5 1. Everest – 8,848 meters.']
1205328
The highest mountain range on our planet — the Himalayas — was formed by the massive collision of two continental plates. But the Andes were formed where an oceanic plate slides beneath a continent.
583764
The PRC asserts that Tibet has been a part of China since the Mongol Yuan dynasty. ... The Tibetan Government in Exile asserts that Tibet was an independent state until the PRC invaded Tibet in 1949/50.
151423
It is generally held that China and Tibet were independent prior to the Yuan dynasty (1271–1368), and that Tibet has been ruled by the People's Republic of China (PRC) since 1959. ... The Tibetan Government in Exile asserts that Tibet was an independent state until the PRC invaded Tibet in 1949/50.
100714
The Pamir Mountains, or the Pamirs, are a mountain range in Central Asia at the junction of the Himalayas with the Tian Shan, Karakoram, Kunlun, Hindu Kush, Suleman and Hindu Raj ranges and among the highest mountains inthe world. They have been known as the "Roof of the World ", presumably a translation from Persian.
585954
The highest and biggest plateau on Earth, the Tibetan Plateau in East Asia, resulted from a collision between two tectonic plates about 55 million years ago. The land buckled up along the seam of the collision and formed the Himalaya mountain range.
3979
The Qinghai–Tibet Railway, the highest rail line in the world, passing through the Tibetan Plateau.
549181
According to Kumar, Tibet is the heart of the Himalayas. “It is the home of Dalai Lama and an important centre for Mahayana Buddhism. This particular sect of Buddhism is spread to Ladakh, Sikkim, Bhutan and as far as Mongolia from Tibet making it an important cultural region.”
677427
Lhasa (lha, 'abode of the gods'). Sometimes known as 'the forbidden city', former home of the Dalai Lama and centre of Tibetan Buddhist life. It was made capital city of Tibet in the 7th cent.
452729
Mount Everest is located on the border between Tibet and Nepal in the Himalayas in Asia. Everest is situated in the Mahalangur Range on the Tibetan Plateau known as Qing Zang Gaoyuan. The summit is directly between Tibet and Nepal. Mount Everest keeps some tall company.
159728
Mount Everest, located in Nepal and Tibet, is usually said to be the highest mountain on Earth. Reaching 29,029 feet at its summit, Everest is indeed the highest point above global mean sea level—the average level for the ocean surface from which elevations are measured. But the summit of Mt.
868405
Mount Kanchenjunga - Google My Maps. Mount Kanchenjunga 8,586 meters is the third highest peak in the world and the second highest peak in Nepal after Mount Everest, located along the border of Nepal and India (Nepal-Sikkim border in the Himalayas).