Namcha Barwa Himal

Namcha Barwa Himal
Namjagbarwa
Satellite view of Namcha Barwa Himal surrounded by Great Bend of the Yarlung Tsangpo, then other ranges
Countries	China    Tibet Autonomous Region       Nyingchi Prefecture          Mêdog County, India    Arunachal Pradesh       Dibang Valley district
Range	Himalaya    Headwaters of Siyon River    to Yarlung Tsangpo beyond Namcha Barwa
River	Yarlung Tsangpo/Dihong/Brahmaputra
Highest point	Namcha Barwa or Namjagbarwa Feng[1]
- elevation	7,782 m (25,531 ft)
- coordinates	29°37′57″N 95°03′15″E / 29.6325°N 95.05417°E / 29.6325; 95.05417
Length	180 km (112 mi), NE
Width	60 km (37 mi), SE
Area	10,800 km2 (4,170 sq mi)

Namcha Barwa Himal is the easternmost section^[2] of the Himalaya in southeastern Tibet and northeastern India. This section spans 180 km. from the headwaters of the Siyom River on the international border NE into Tibet to the canyon of the Yarlung Tsangpo (the Brahmaputra in India), where the Himalaya are said to end, although high ranges actually continue another 300 km. east. Major peaks of this section include:

• Namche Barwa 7,782m
• Nai Peng 7,043m at 29°37'12"N, 95°03'00"E first climbed 1984^[3]
• Sentang Bu 6,812m at 29°49'48"N, 95°00'36"E, unclimbed
• Gyala Peri 7,294 stands about 22km NNW of Namche Barwa, across the Yarlung Tsangpo but often included in the Namche Barwa section because of proximity.

References

1. ^ Greg Slayden. "Namcha Barwa, China". Peakbagger.com Peak Lists. http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=10658. Retrieved May 2, 2011. 
2. ^ H. Adams Carter (1985). "Classification of the Himalaya". American Alpine Journal (American Alpine Club) 27 (59): 116–120. http://c498469.r69.cf2.rackcdn.com/1985/109_carter_himalaya_aaj1985.pdf. Retrieved May 1, 2011. 
3. ^ Zhou Zheng (1985). "Namcha Barwa and Nai Peng". American Alpine Journal (Boulder, Colorado: American Alpine Club) 27 (59): 334–6. http://c498469.r69.cf2.rackcdn.com/1985/166_china_ussr_aaj1985.pdf. Retrieved May 19, 2011. 

External Links

U.S. Army Map Service (1945). Lhasa, NH 46 (Map). 1:1,000,000, . http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/imw/txu-oclc-6654394-nh-46-2nd-ed.jpg. Retrieved 2011-06-08.