Namcha Barwa Himal

Namcha Barwa Himal, also known as Namjagbarwa syntaxis or Namjagbarwa Group Complex, is the easternmost section^[1] 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 (Hengduan Mountains on China–Myanmar border) actually continue another 300 km east.

Namcha Barwa Himal
Namjagbarwa
Satellite view of Namcha Barwa Himal range surrounded by Great Bend of the Yarlung Tsangpo River (Brahmaputra River). Namcha Barwa Himal range runs diagonally from bottom left to top right corner, and Naamcha Barwa peak is in the top right at the end of the range. Gyala Peri peak in the Nyenchen Tanglha Shan range is just 20 km north of Naamcha Barwa peak across the Yarlung Tsangpo River.
Dimensions
Length	180 km (110 mi)
Width	60 km (37 mi)
Geography
Location	Mêdog County, Nyingchi Prefecture, China

Major peaks of this section include:

• Namche Barwa, 7,782 m at 29°37′45″N 95°03′21″E, considered easternmost syntaxis of Himalaya

• Nai Peng, 7,043 m at 29°37′12″N 95°03′00″E, first climbed 1984^[2]

• Sentang Bu, 6,812 m at 29°49′48″N 95°00′36″E, unclimbed

• Gyala Peri, 7,294 m at 29°48′51″N 94°58′06″E, part of Nyenchen Tanglha Shan range,^[3] stands about 22 km NNW of Namche Barwa, across the Yarlung Tsangpo but often included in the Namche Barwa Himal range because of proximity.

The Namcha Barwa Himal range photographed from Apollo 9 (1969).

See also

• Geology of the Himalayas

References

1. H. Adams Carter (1985). "Classification of the Himalaya" (PDF). American Alpine Journal. 27 (59). American Alpine Club: 116–120. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
2. Zhou Zheng (1985). "Namcha Barwa and Nai Peng" (PDF). American Alpine Journal. 27 (59). Boulder, Colorado: American Alpine Club: 334–36. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
3. "Nyainqêntanglha Shan". peakbagger.com. Retrieved 27 November 2012.

External links

Lhasa, NH 46 (Map). 1:1,000,000. U.S. Army Map Service. 1945. Retrieved 8 June 2011.