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Kailas

 

a mountain range in China, in the south of the Plateauof Tibet; it extends from northwest to southeast, running parallelto the Himalayas for 300 km. Elevations range up to 6, 714 m(Mount Kailas); relative altitude above the plateau is 1,000–1, 500 m. The range is composed primarily of granite. The south-ern slope is strongly dissected by erosion; the northern slope isgentle. The snow line is at an altitude of 5, 700–5, 900 m, andthere are glaciers. Mountain dry steppes with sparse dwarf vege-tation predominate. The sources of the Indus and Brahmaputrarivers are in the Kailas Range.

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