China - Yarlung Tsangpo, Tibet
Deanna P from Canada - Russia - 28.12.2023
The Yarlung Tsangpo is the longest river of Tibet. It is the upper stream of the Brahmaputra River. Originating at Angsi Glacier in western Tibet, southeast of Mount Kailash and Lake Manasarovar. It later forms the South Tibet Valley and Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon before passing into the state of Arunachal Pradesh, India where it is called Siang. Downstream from Arunachal Pradesh the river becomes far wider. After reaching Assam, the river is known as Brahmaputra. The Yarlung Tsangpo River is the highest major river in the world.
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