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Central Tibetan Plateau

Range Type	Highland or plateau
Highest Point	Shahi Kangri (6934 m/22,749 ft)
Countries	China (99%), India (1%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
States/Provinces	Tibet (94%), Jammu and Kashmir (1%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
Area	428,897 sq km / 165,597 sq mi Area may include lowland areas
Extent	566 km / 352 mi North-South 1,348 km / 837 mi East-West
Center Lat/Long	32° 54' N; 84° 56' E
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Central Tibetan Plateau
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Tibet and Central China	Level 2 (Parent)
Kunlun	Level 3 (Sibling)
Altun Shan	Level 3 (Sibling)
Qilian Shan	Level 3 (Sibling)
Central Tibetan Plateau	Level 3
Tanggula Shan	Level 3 (Sibling)
Gangdisi Shanmai	Level 3 (Sibling)
Nyainqêntanglha Shan	Level 3 (Sibling)
Parallel Gorges Area	Level 3 (Sibling)
West Sichuan Ranges	Level 3 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the Central Tibetan Plateau

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range4
1.	Shahi Kangri	6934	22,749
2.	Kataklik Kangri	6897	22,628
3.	Shakangsham	6822	22,382
4.	Nganglong Kangri	6720	22,047
5.	Kailas Range	6295	20,653
6.	Bangong	6260	20,538
7.	Gyoinmaixoi'og Kangri	6223	20,417
8.	Atlantic-Pacific-Indian Tri-Point	6160+	20,210+
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

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