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(Redirected from Mayum pass) Mountain pass in Tibet, China
Mayum La
G219 at Mayum La
Elevation5,211 m (17,096 ft)
Traversed by G219
LocationBurang, Ngari, Tibet, China
RangeGangdise Shan, Transhimalaya, Tibetan Plateau
Coordinates30°36′53″N 82°25′38″E / 30.6147°N 82.4271°E / 30.6147; 82.4271
Mayum La is located in NgariMayum LaMayum La
Tibetan name
Tibetan མ་ཡུམ་ལ
Transcriptions
Wyliema yum la
THLma yum la
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese马攸木拉
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinMǎyōumù lā

Mayum La (Chinese: 马攸木拉达坂), also known as Mariám La, is a mountain pass to the east of Lake Manasarovar. It separates the drainage divide of the Dangque Zangbo, which is a headwater of Yarlung Tsangpo (Brahmaputra), and Langqen Zangbo (Sutlej River) in Tibet.

References

  1. Thomas Hungerford Holdich, Tibet, the Mysterious, Asian Educational Services, 1996 - Tibet Autonomous Region (China), p.233, accessed at Google Books 2014-09-21
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