Sanglung
Sign in to saveSanglung is a mountain peak in the eastern Himalayas. It is above sea level and has a promience height of . It is located in a relatively isolated part of southeastern Tibet, little visited by foreigners. It is surrounded by the 400 km large gorge formed by the Yarlung Tsangpo River as it crosses the Himalayas, before it becomes the Brahmaputra when it enters India. It is located just over 8 km east of Namcha Barwa, the highest peak of the mountain range.
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Sanglung is a mountain peak in the eastern Himalayas. It is above sea level and has a promience height of . It is located in a relatively isolated part of southeastern Tibet, little visited by foreigners. It is surrounded by the 400 km large gorge formed by the Yarlung Tsangpo River as it crosses the Himalayas, before it becomes the Brahmaputra when it enters India. It is located just over 8 km east of Namcha Barwa, the highest peak of the mountain range.
It is among the highest unclimbed mountains in the world with no recorded ascents.
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