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Chang Tang

Chang Tang is the alternative form of Changtang.

Meaning of Changtang

Proper noun

Changtang

  1. A part of the high altitude Tibetan Plateau in western and northern Tibet extending into southeastern Ladakh, India.
    • In elevation the lowest limit of Changtang may be reckoned about 13,800 feet, and the highest of Rong 14,300, the mean line of demarcation being 14,000 feet.1853 November 22, H. Strachey, Physical Geography of Western Tibet, Royal Geographical Society, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 22

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Chang Tang is the alternative form of Changtang.

Words near Chang Tang in the dictionary

  1. chanfron
  2. chanfrons
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  4. Chang Jiang
  5. Chang River
  6. Chang Tang
  7. Chang Thang
  8. Chang'an
  9. Chang'an Avenue
  10. chang'd
  11. Chang'e

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