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The 68 pages that link to Tibetan Plateau, each with the reason it gives.

• Yangtze RiverNarrower topic: The Yangtze begins on its eastern side, linking the plateau to China’s coastal lowlands.

• HimalayasBroader topic: The collision's other half: crust shortened across a region the size of a continent.

• Eurasian PlateBroader topic: Its elevation and deformation record the inland effects of the India–Eurasia collision.

• Continental collisionRelated: Its elevation and extent reflect deformation associated with India–Eurasia collision.

• Iranian PlateauCompared with: Both are Asian highlands, but Tibet is far higher and bounded by different mountain systems.

• Indus RiverRelated: The Indus rises near the plateau’s western edge.

• Tarim BasinRelated: Its uplift and neighboring orogeny shaped the basin’s southern mountain barrier.

• TundraBroader topic: Its high-elevation landscapes include alpine tundra far from the polar regions.

• Tectonic upliftBroader topic: Its elevation reflects extensive crustal thickening and other processes linked to continental collision.

• Gobi DesertRelated: Its elevation influences winds and precipitation reaching the Gobi region.

• Indian subcontinentRelated: It lies beyond the mountain barrier that separates the subcontinent from much of inner Asia.

• Tibet Autonomous RegionNarrower topic: The region occupies much of this highland, whose terrain shapes settlement and climate.

• Mongolian PlateauCompared with: It lies southwest of the Mongolian Plateau and is substantially higher.

• AsiaBroader topic: Its elevation and glaciers influence rivers and climates across the continent.

• Indian PlateBroader topic: Its uplift records the broad crustal effects of India’s continuing convergence.

• Indo-Australian plateRelated: Its growth reflects the far-reaching effects of the Indian plate's collision.

• ChengduCompared with: The sharp geographic transition west of Chengdu connects the city to routes toward the plateau.

• TibetBroader topic: Its elevations and terrain form the physical core of the region called Tibet.

• AltiplanoCompared with: It offers a comparison for how elevation and surrounding ranges shape a major mountain plateau.

• GansuRelated: Its northeastern edge rises in southern Gansu and shapes the province’s highland environments.

• LhasaNarrower topic: Lhasa lies within this elevated landscape, which shapes its climate and connections.

• Himalayan orogenyBroader topic: It is a vast highland outcome of India-Asia convergence, not merely a Himalayan summit region.

• East Asian monsoonRelated: Its elevation and heating influence the large-scale circulation linked to the monsoon.

• Qinghai–Tibet RailwayNarrower topic: The railway's route and construction conditions are shaped by the plateau's elevation and geography.

• South Asian monsoonRelated: Its summer heating helps shape the circulation linked to South Asian monsoon rainfall.

• Tea Horse RoadNarrower topic: The plateau’s communities and geography defined the western reach of the trade.

• Asian monsoonRelated: Its summer heating helps shape the upper-level circulation associated with the Asian monsoon.

• Kunlun MountainsRelated: The Kunlun Mountains form much of its northern margin.

• Mount KailashNarrower topic: The plateau’s elevation and climate shape conditions around the mountain.

• Arunachal PradeshRelated: The plateau lies north of Arunachal Pradesh across the contested China–India boundary.

• Songtsen GampoNarrower topic: The plateau’s geography framed the kingdom Songtsen Gampo consolidated.

• Tibetan antelopeNarrower topic: Its grasslands and severe climate form the antelope’s native range.

• Eastern HimalayaCompared with: It forms the high northern counterpart to the eastern range’s steep southern slopes.

• QinghaiNarrower topic: Qinghai occupies the plateau’s northeastern part.

• Southwest monsoonRelated: Its summer heating helps shape the large-scale pressure patterns associated with the South Asian monsoon.

• Tibetan Plateau upliftBroader topic: It is the principal highland whose growth the uplift concept describes.

• Yunnan–Guizhou PlateauCompared with: It is a much higher and broader highland to the northwest, with different climate and terrain.

• 2008 Sichuan earthquakeNarrower topic: Its eastward motion contributes to deformation along the Longmenshan range.

• Qilian MountainsNarrower topic: The Qilian Mountains form part of its northeastern margin.

• Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected AreasRelated: The rivers' highland origins help explain their powerful flows through Yunnan.

• Yarlung TsangpoNarrower topic: The Yarlung Tsangpo flows east across this plateau.

• Hengduan MountainsRelated: The plateau borders the Hengduan ranges to the northwest and helps define their high-relief setting.

• MekongNarrower topic: The river begins in this plateau’s highlands before descending toward Southeast Asia.

• ShishapangmaNarrower topic: Shishapangma rises on the plateau’s southern margin in Tibet.

• KiangRelated: Its grasslands and cold, thin air define the kiang’s native environment.

• Qinghai LakeNarrower topic: Qinghai Lake provides a long-running natural observatory within the plateau’s changing climate.

• Himachal PradeshRelated: The plateau's proximity shapes high-altitude landscapes and cultural links in the state's north.

• Salween RiverNarrower topic: The Salween begins on this plateau before cutting south through deep mountain valleys.

• YangtzeNarrower topic: The Yangtze begins in this highland region and descends eastward across China.

• NamtsoNarrower topic: Namtso lies on this plateau, whose height shapes the lake’s climate and hydrology.