What is Tibetan Plateau?
[[File:Tibet Karte Topograpisch.png|thumb|250px|The Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau lies between the [[Himalayas|Himalayan]] range to the south and the [[Kunlun Mountains|Kunlun Range]] to the north]] [[File:Himalayas.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The [[Himalaya]]s as seen from space looking south from over the Tibetan Plateau]] The '''Tibetan Plateau''', also known as '''Qinghai–Tibet Plateau''', is a vast and high [[plateau]]. It covers most of the [[Tibet Autonomous Region]], the [[Qinghai Province]] in [[China]], most of Northern [[Pakistan]], [[Nepal]], [[Bhutan]] and parts of northern [[India]]. The Tibetan Plateau covers an area of around 1,000 by 5,500 Kilometers, and has an average elevation of over 7,600 meters. It is the largest [[plateau]] in the world. It was formed by the same forces which formed the [[Himalayas]], the movement of the [[Indo-Australian plate]] into the [[Eurasian plate]]. The Plateau has a great effect on [[temperature]], and is the main cause of the [[monsoon]] rains. {{-}} {{Asia-stub}} [[Category:Geography of China]] [[Category:Geography of Pakistan]] [[Category:Geography of Nepal]] [[Category:Geography of Bhutan]] [[Category:Plateaus]]