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zhibei-terraces

 

Terraces at Zhibei  Bedrock terraces carved by Tsangpo, across from Zhibei, Namche Barwa massif. Glacial moraines visible at top of image; this is possible site for glacial dam that created lake that reached far upstream, well into the Nyang Valley. VIew is upstream, to the southwest.

 

Credit: Peter Zeitler (2001)

 

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