Tibet

=== Mountains and rivers ===
[[File:View over Lhasa. 1993.jpg|thumb|View over Lhasa, 1993]]
[[File:IMG 0839 Yarlong Tsangpo.jpg|thumb|[[Yarlung Tsangpo River (Tibet)|Yarlung Tsangpo River]]]]
Tibet has some of the world's tallest mountains, with several of them making the top ten list. [[Mount Everest]], located on the border with [[Nepal]], is, at {{convert|8848.86|m|ft|0}}, the [[List of highest mountains|highest mountain]] on earth. Several major rivers have their source in the [[Tibetan Plateau]] (mostly in present-day Qinghai Province). These include the [[Yangtze River|Yangtze]], [[Yellow River]], [[Indus River]], [[Mekong]], [[Ganges]], [[Salween River|Salween]] and the [[Yarlung Tsangpo River]] ([[Brahmaputra River]]).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.circleofblue.org/waternews/world/china-tibet-and-the-strategic-power-of-water/ |title=Circle of Blue, 8 May 2008 China, Tibet, and the strategic power of water |publisher=Circleofblue.org |date=2008-05-08 |access-date=2010-03-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080702122515/http://www.circleofblue.org/waternews/world/china-tibet-and-the-strategic-power-of-water/ |archive-date=July 2, 2008 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> The [[Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon]], along the [[Yarlung Tsangpo River]], is among the deepest and longest canyons in the world.

Tibet has been called the "Water Tower" of Asia, and China is investing heavily in water projects in Tibet.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.futurewater.nl/uk/projects/tibet/ |title=The Water Tower Function of the Tibetan Autonomous Region. |publisher=Futurewater.nl |access-date=2012-08-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425233325/http://www.futurewater.nl/uk/projects/tibet/ |archive-date=April 25, 2012 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://english.people.com.cn/90780/91344/7571032.html |title=China to spend record amount on Tibetan water projects. |publisher=English.people.com.cn |date=2011-08-16 |access-date=2012-08-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111227231909/http://english.people.com.cn/90780/91344/7571032.html |archive-date=December 27, 2011 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

[[File:Yamdrok Lake (37228713076).jpg|thumb|[[Yamdrok Lake]]]]
The Indus and Brahmaputra rivers originate from the vicinities of Lake [[Mapam Yumco]] in Western Tibet, near [[Mount Kailash]]. The mountain is a holy pilgrimage site for both [[Hindu]]s and Tibetans. The Hindus consider the mountain to be the abode of [[Lord Shiva]]. The Tibetan name for Mount Kailash is Khang Rinpoche. Tibet has numerous high-altitude lakes referred to in Tibetan as ''tso'' or ''co''. These include [[Qinghai Lake]], [[Lake Manasarovar]], [[Namtso]], [[Pangong Tso]], [[Yamdrok Lake]], [[Siling Co]], [[Lhamo La-tso]], [[Lumajangdong Co]], [[Lake Puma Yumco]], [[Lake Paiku]], [[Como Chamling]], [[Lake Rakshastal]], [[Dagze Co]] and [[Dong Co]]. The Qinghai Lake (Koko Nor) is the largest lake in the People's Republic of China.