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Mazartag
Mazartag (Uyghur: مازارتاغ, Мазартағ, Mazartagh; Chinese: 麻扎塔格山; pinyin: Mázhātǎgé Shān, Ma-cha-t'a-ko) is an arc-shaped mountain range located in the western part of the Tarim Basin, between the Hotan and Yarkand river valleys, Xinjiang, China. It is some 145 km long and 3 to 5 km wide; the highest peak rises to 1,635 m. The range is mainly composed of sandstone.

Historical maps

Historical English-language maps including Mazartag:

  • Map including Mazartag (ATC, 1971)
    Map including Mazartag (ATC, 1971)
  • Map including Mazartag (labeled as Masartag) (1917)
    Map including Mazartag (labeled as Masartag) (1917)
  • Map including Mazartag (USATC, 1971)[a]
    Map including Mazartag (USATC, 1971)
  • From the Operational Navigation Chart; map including Mazartag (DMA, 1980)[b]
    From the Operational Navigation Chart; map including Mazartag (DMA, 1980)
  • Map including Mazartag (DMA, 1984)[c]
    Map including Mazartag (DMA, 1984)

See also

Notes

  1. ^ From map: "DELINEATION OF INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARIES MUST NOT BE CONSIDERED AUTHORITATIVE".
  2. ^ From map: "The representation of international boundaries is not necessarily authoritative."
  3. ^ From map: "The representation of international boundaries is not necessarily authoritative"

References

  1. ^ Mikhail Platonovich Petrov; Guy S. Alitto (18 December 2019). "Takla Makan Desert". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 25 January 2020. The arc-shaped Mazartag Mountains, located between the Hotan and Yarkand (Ye'erqiang) river valleys, arch toward the southwest. Some 90 miles (145 km) long and 2 to 3 miles (3 to 5 km) wide, and with a maximum height of 5,363 feet (1,635 metres), they rise an average of only 1,000 to 1,150 feet (300 to 350 metres) above the surface of the sandy plain.
  2. ^ مازار تاغ (Variant Non-Roman Script - VS) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  3. ^ Мазартаг (in Russian). Great Soviet Encyclopedia. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
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