Mayum La Explained

Mayum La
Elevation M:5211
Location:Burang, Ngari, Tibet, China
Range:Gangdise Shan, Transhimalaya, Tibetan Plateau
Map:China Tibet Ngari
Label Position:top
Coords:30.6147°N 82.4271°W
T:མ་ཡུམ་ལ
W:ma yum la
Thdl:ma yum la
S:马攸木拉
P:Mǎyōumù lā

Mayum La, also known as Mariám La,[1] is a mountain pass to the east of Lake Manasarovar. It separates the drainage divide of the Dangque Zangbo, which is a headwater of Yarlung Tsangpo (Brahmaputra), and Langqen Zangbo (Sutlej River) in Tibet.

Notes and References

  1. Thomas Hungerford Holdich, Tibet, the Mysterious, Asian Educational Services, 1996 - Tibet Autonomous Region (China), p.233, accessed at Google Books 2014-09-21