The Yarlung Zangbo River, an international water system

The Yarlung Zangbo River, an international water system, is located at the Tibet Autonomous Region and a river with the highest altitude in the world. The total length of the Yarlung Zangbo River in China is 2,057 kilometers, ranking the 5th longest river among the famous rivers of China. It has a drainage area of 240,480 square kilometers, and ranks the 6th largest river in China. The Yarlung Zangbo River, which finds its source on the Gyaimanezong Glacier in Zongba County in the northern foothills of the Himalayas, belongs to the water system of the Indian Ocean. The Yarlung Zangbo River flows from west to east across the southern section of the Tibet Plateau. The middle reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo River are from Lizi, through the Lazi, Rikaze, Qushui and Zedang, to Mailing County, with a length of 1,340 kilometers. The main distributaries of the Yarlung Zangbo River are flowing into the trunk river in the middle reaches.
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