Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon Map

The Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon is a canyon in Tibet, China, covering about 9,170 km² (3,540 sq mi). This map shows its extent on shaded relief, with the surrounding relief, rivers, borders and cities.

Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon Map
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How to read this map

The Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon is about 9,170 km² (3,540 sq mi) in area.

The dashed outline marks the Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon as mapped by Natural Earth. Towns and cities on the map include Dibrugarh.

Greens show lower elevations; tan and brown show higher land, with pale tones toward the highest terrain. Shadows emphasize the slopes, and vertical relief is exaggerated so landforms are easier to read. Dashed lines show country borders.

The relief uses Terrain Tiles (SRTM, GMTED2010 and ETOPO1 elevation data). Rivers, lakes, borders and the outline of the Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon come from Natural Earth, and the figures on this page from Wikidata. Natural Earth draws features at a small scale, so the outline is a guide to where the Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon is, not a surveyed boundary.

Blank physical map

The blank version keeps the mapped features and removes the place labels. Download it for a geography worksheet or practice identifying the features.

Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon Map without names
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Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon facts

FactValue
Area9,170 km² (3,540 sq mi)
Body of waterthe Yarlung Tsangpo River
CountriesChina

Data sources and license

Map design and rendered images: Atlas of Maps, CC BY 4.0. Source databases retain their own licenses; the map license does not replace them.

Maps of the countries: China. Compare with the world mountain ranges map.

Frequently asked questions

How big is the Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon?

About 9,170 km² (3,540 sq mi).

Where is the Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon?

The Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon is in China.

Can I download a blank map of the Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon?

Yes. The blank version keeps the relief, rivers and borders and the highlighted landform but removes the place names. Both versions are free to download as PNG and as an A4 PDF.

Use this map

You can download, print and share this map for free, in class, in school projects, in presentations and on websites, as long as you credit the source: Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon Map · Atlas of Maps (atlasofmaps.com), license CC BY 4.0.

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