Mazartag[1] (Uyghur: مازارتاغ,[2] Мазартағ, Mazartagh; Chinese:
Mazartag | |
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![]() Mazartag (area not covered by snow in the snow-covered part of the desert) | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,635 m (5,364 ft) |
Dimensions | |
Length | 145 km (90 mi) |
Width | 3 km (1.9 mi) |
Naming | |
Native name | مازارتاغ (Uyghur) |
Geography | |
Country | China |
Region | Xinjiang |
District | Karakax County (Moyu), Hotan Prefecture |
Range coordinates | 38°38′N 80°28′E / 38.64°N 80.47°E |
Geology | |
Type of rock | Composed mainly of sandstones |
Historical maps
editHistorical English-language maps including Mazartag:
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Map including Mazartag (ATC, 1971)
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Map including Mazartag (labeled as Masartag) (1917)
See also
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editReferences
edit- ^ Mikhail Platonovich Petrov; Guy S. Alitto (18 December 2019). "Takla Makan Desert". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
The arc-shaped Mazartag Mountains, located between the Hotan and Yarkand (Ye'erqiang) river valleys, arch toward the southwest. Some 90 miles (145 km) long and 2 to 3 miles (3 to 5 km) wide, and with a maximum height of 5,363 feet (1,635 metres), they rise an average of only 1,000 to 1,150 feet (300 to 350 metres) above the surface of the sandy plain.
- ^ مازار تاغ (Variant Non-Roman Script - VS) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- ^ Мазартаг (in Russian). Great Soviet Encyclopedia. Retrieved 21 June 2020.