The Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon is Earth's largest terrestrial canyon, stretching 314 miles long and almost 20,000 feet from top to bottom at its deepest point in the Tibet Autonomous Region.

The Yarlung Tsangpo River, which originates from the Angsi Glacier and runs from west to east, is the highest river in the world. It has a high point of 19,750 feet above sea level and an average ...

As the uplift became more pronounced, about 2.5 million years ago, it dammed the Yarlung Tsangpo River that runs through the region, preventing it from flowing down the mountains.

The Yarlung Tsangpo dam, first announced in 2020 as part of the current five-year plan, is part of China's broader strategy to exploit the hydropower potential of the Tibetan Plateau.

China has constructed multiple hydropower stations along the course of the Yarlung Tsangpo over the past decade in a bid to harness the river's power as a source of renewable energy. Flowing ...

The photo shows an aerial view of mountains and Yarlung Zangbo River in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. (Photo: China News Service/ Yang Jian) The photo shows an aerial view of ...

The Yarlung Tsangpo River flows across Tibet to India, where it merges with the Ganges. Due to severe drought in China, leaders of the 1.3-billion-person nation may be considering diverting the 1,800 ...

The Yarlung Tsangpo River—the highest river in the world, with an average elevation of over 13,000 feet—was flowing before the Himalayas were born.

The Yarlung-Tsangpo is the highest major river in the world. It begins on the Tibetan Plateau at about 14,500 feet, or more than 2.5 miles, above sea level.

The river is also known as the Tsangpo River. With an average altitude of 4,500 meters, the Yarlung Zangbo River is the highest in the world.

The canyon is named after the Yarlung Tsangpo River, which adventurers have dubbed the "Everest of rivers, " because it is mostly inaccessible and has the highest average elevation, at 13,000 feet ...

As the uplift became more pronounced, about 2.5 million years ago, it dammed the Yarlung Tsangpo River that runs through the region, preventing it from flowing down the mountains.