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Clear Parlung Tsangpo river in summer #228361022
Description
Parlung Tsangpo Tibetan: à ½â¢Ã ½¢à ¼â¹Ã ½£à ½´à ½âà ¼â¹Ã ½âà ½â¢Ã ½âà ¼â¹Ã ½âà ½¼, Wylie: phar lung gtsang po; Chinese: å¸â¢Ã©Å¡â èâÂå¸Æ; pinyin: Pàlóng Zàngbù, is a river in Nyingchi, Tibet, China. It is the largest tributary on the left side of Yarlung Tsangpo. Its source is the Arza Gongla Glacier, at an elevation of 4900m. It first flows north into Ngagung Tso, then turn northwest to Rakwa Tso. It joins Yarlung Tsangpo near Bomê. The total length is 266 km, and the drop of elevation is 3360m. The drainage basin covers an area of 23,800 km2. The lower part of Parlung flows through the Parlung Tsangpo Valley, which is among the deepest in the world.