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Over 3000 kilometres long, the Himalayas are China's real Great Wall. |
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With hundreds of peaks over 7,000 metres and 13 peaks higher than 8,000 metres, |
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they are the highest mountains on Earth. |
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The Tibetan region contains over 35,000 glaciers that cover over 100000 square kilometres. |
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They comprise the largest area of ice outside the polar regions |
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and nearly a sixth of the world's total. |
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These glaciers are the source of most of the water in the region. |
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And the Tibetan plateau is studded with glacial lakes. |
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At over 4,500 metres up,Lake Manasarovar in the far west of Tibet |
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is the highest freshwater lake in the world. |
