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16-520: Kailash Range is the western subrange of the Transhimalaya system, while Nyenchen Tanglha is the eastern subrange of Transhimalaya. Kailash range has Koyul Ridge to its south, Pangong Range (a subrange of Karakoram Range ) to its west, Skakjung pasture & Dumchele border trade village to its south near the disputed India-China " Line of Actual Control " (LAC). Kailash Range's tallest peak, Lunpo Gangri (7,095 meters or 23,278 feet),

32-762: A west–east direction parallel to the main Himalayan range. Located north of Yarlung Tsangpo river on the southern edge of the Tibetan Plateau , the Transhimalaya is composed of the Gangdise range to the west and the Nyenchen Tanglha range to the east. The name Transhimalaya was introduced by the Swedish geographer Sven Hedin in early 20th century. The Transhimalaya was described by

48-573: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to a mountain or hill in China is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Transhimalaya The Trans himalaya (also spelled Trans-Himalaya ), or " Gangdise – Nyenchen Tanglha range " ( Chinese : 冈底斯-念青唐古拉山脉 ; pinyin : Gāngdǐsī-Niànqīngtánggǔlā Shānmài ), is a 1,600-kilometre-long (990 mi) mountain range in China , India and Nepal , extending in

64-539: Is listed as Least Concern in the IUCN Red List , on account of its widespread range in the Tibetan Plateau's steppes and semi-deserts. The Tibetan fox has a soft and dense rufous coloured coat from the crown, neck, back to the lower legs. Its muzzle is narrow, its cheeks, flanks, upper legs and rumps are grey, and its bushy tail has white tips. The short ears are tan to greyish tan on the back, while

80-501: Is not very famous. The second highest peak, Mount Kailash (6,638 meters or 21,778 feet), is well-known across the world as it is the most sacred mountain in four religions: Hinduism , Buddhism , Jainism . and Bon (which shares many similarities and influences with Tibetan Buddhism) Indus River system is the main river, which enters India-administered area near Demchok in Demchok sector . This Tibet location article

96-547: Is shorter than that of hill foxes, and the zygomatic arches narrower. Its jaws are also much narrower, and the forehead concave. Its canine teeth are also much longer than those of hill foxes. The Tibetan fox is restricted to the Tibetan Plateau in western China and the Ladakh plateau in northern India. It occurs north of the Himalayas in the northernmost border regions of Nepal and India, across Tibet , and in parts of

112-535: Is warming the Transhimalayas at a rate of about 0.13 degrees a year. The Transhimalayas generally have low species diversity (and vegetation cover) and are classified as dry alpine steppes. However, a study in the Spiti region found 23 medicinal plants. Previous surveys in this region had found a total of over 800 species of vascular plants . The Transhimalayas are home to the once endangered snow leopard ,

128-649: The Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer in 1952 as an "ill-defined mountain area" with "no marked crest line or central alignment and no division by rivers." On more-modern maps the Kailas Range (Gangdise or Kang-to-sé Shan) in the west is shown as distinct from the Nyenchen Tanglha range in the east. The Transhimalayas are geologically distinct from the other Himalayan ranges. They were probably formed by subduction of sediments from

144-490: The Eurasian lynx , Tibetan wolf , red fox and Tibetan fox . Native herbivores include the argali , Tibetan gazelle , urial , wild ass or kiang , Asiatic ibex , yak and bharal . The Tibetan wolf, snow leopard and lynx are major predators of livestock in the Ladakh region of India. Goats, sheep, yak and horses were their most common prey. In Mustang, Nepal, rising temperatures and declining snowfall are reducing

160-605: The Chinese provinces of Qinghai , Gansu , Xinjiang , Yunnan and Sichuan . It primarily inhabits semi-arid to arid grasslands, well away from humans or from heavy vegetation cover. It lives in upland plains and hills from 3,500 to 5,200 m (11,500 to 17,100 ft) elevation, and has occasionally been sighted at elevations of around 2,500 m (8,200 ft). The Tibetan fox primarily preys on plateau pikas , followed by rodents , marmots , woolly hares , rabbits , small ground birds and lizards . It also scavenges on

176-790: The Transhimalayas have lost four wild herbivores over the last millennium or so of human habitation. Many parts of the Transhimalayas are now conserved. These include the Kangrinboqê National Forest Park in China, the Pin Valley National Park (675 km .) and Kibber Wildlife Sanctuary (1400 km .) in India and parts of the Annapurna Conservation Area (7,629 km .) in Nepal. In addition to protecting species diversity, restoration of

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192-402: The area available for agriculture, forcing villagers to relocate and reducing grassland and forest cover. This has also led to bharal shifting to lower elevations, where they raid crops. In turn, this attracts snow leopards to human settlements, where they prey on livestock. On the other hand, many wild herbivores are out-competed and displaced by livestock. A historical analysis suggests that

208-409: The carcasses of Tibetan antelopes , musk deer , blue sheep and livestock. Tibetan foxes are mostly solitary, daytime hunters as their main prey, pikas, are diurnal. Tibetan foxes may form commensal relationships with brown bears during hunts for pikas. The bears dig out the pikas, and the foxes grab them when they escape the bears. Mated pairs remain together and may also hunt together. After

224-713: The collision of the Indian and Eurasian plates. A consensus of different dating methods suggests that the older parts of this range formed in the upper Cretaceous (82-113 Mya), while the younger regions formed in the Eocene (40-60 Mya). The Transhimalays generally have a cold, arid montane climate. For example, the Spiti region of Himachal Pradesh , India, has an annual rainfall of about 170 mm. However, studies in Mustang District , Nepal, indicate that climate change

240-470: The insides and undersides are white. Adult Tibetan foxes are 60 to 70 cm (24 to 28 in), not including tail, and have tail lengths of 29 to 40 cm (11 to 16 in). Weights of adults are usually 4 to 5.5 kg (8.8 to 12.1 lb). Among the true foxes, its skull is the most specialised in the direction of carnivory; it is longer in the condylobasal length, and in mandible and cheek tooth length, than those of hill foxes. Its cranial region

256-467: The native Transhimalayan grasslands has also been found to trap more carbon in the soil, mitigating climate change. Tibetan fox The Tibetan fox ( Vulpes ferrilata ), also known as the Tibetan sand fox , is a species of true fox endemic to the high Tibetan Plateau , Ladakh plateau, Nepal , China , Sikkim , and Bhutan , up to elevations of about 5,300 m (17,400 ft). It

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