Namcha Barwa Himal
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Namcha Barwa Himal, also known as Namjagbarwa syntaxis or Namjagbarwa Group Complex, is the easternmost section 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 actually continue another 300 km. east. Major peaks of this section include:
Yarlung Zangbo River
Yarlung River is a watercourse that originates upstream from the South Tibet Valley and Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon, in Tibet. It then passes through the state of Arunachal Pradesh, India, where it is known as the Dihang....
(the Brahmaputra
Brahmaputra River
The Brahmaputra , also called Tsangpo-Brahmaputra, is a trans-boundary river and one of the major rivers of Asia. It is the only Indian river that is attributed the masculine gender and thus referred to as a in Indo-Aryan languages and languages with Indo-Aryan influence...
in India), where the Himalaya are said to end, although high ranges actually continue another 300 km. east. Major peaks of this section include:
- Namche Barwa 7,782m
- Nai Peng 7,043m at 29°37'12"N, 95°03'00"E first climbed 1984
- Sentang Bu 6,812m at 29°49'48"N, 95°00'36"E, unclimbed
- Gyala PeriGyala PeriGyala Peri is a peak just beyond the eastern end of the Himalaya at the entrance to Tsangpo gorge. Its height is sometimes listed as 7150 m....
7,294 stands about 22km NNW of Namche Barwa, across the Yarlung Tsangpo but often included in the Namche Barwa section because of proximity.