Xia Lingka
Encyclopedia
Xia Lingka is a village
in the east of the Tibet Autonomous Region
of China
with a latitude
(DMS) of 29° 23' 60N and a longitude
of 97° 42' 0E . It lies at an altitude
of 4326 metres (14,196 feet).
The village is located 29.8 miles east of the village of Goyu
and 27 miles east of Baixoi
. Xia Lingka lies 9.8 miles south of Zhong Lingka
.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in the east of the Tibet Autonomous Region
Tibet Autonomous Region
The Tibet Autonomous Region , Tibet or Xizang for short, also called the Xizang Autonomous Region is a province-level autonomous region of the People's Republic of China , created in 1965....
of China
China
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with a latitude
Latitude
In geography, the latitude of a location on the Earth is the angular distance of that location south or north of the Equator. The latitude is an angle, and is usually measured in degrees . The equator has a latitude of 0°, the North pole has a latitude of 90° north , and the South pole has a...
(DMS) of 29° 23' 60N and a longitude
Longitude
Longitude is a geographic coordinate that specifies the east-west position of a point on the Earth's surface. It is an angular measurement, usually expressed in degrees, minutes and seconds, and denoted by the Greek letter lambda ....
of 97° 42' 0E . It lies at an altitude
Altitude
Altitude or height is defined based on the context in which it is used . As a general definition, altitude is a distance measurement, usually in the vertical or "up" direction, between a reference datum and a point or object. The reference datum also often varies according to the context...
of 4326 metres (14,196 feet).
The village is located 29.8 miles east of the village of Goyu
Goyü
Goyu is a village in the east of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. It lies at an altitude of 3773 metres .The village is located 10.1 miles south of the village of Baixoi and 29.8 miles west of Xia Lingka....
and 27 miles east of Baixoi
Baixoi
Baixoi is a village in the Nyingchi Prefecture in the south-eastern Tibet Autonomous Region of China. It lies at an altitude of 4,116 metres and is located about north of the village of Goyu.Population of about 159....
. Xia Lingka lies 9.8 miles south of Zhong Lingka
Zhong Lingka
-See also:*List of towns and villages in Tibet...
.
- List of towns and villages in Tibet