Mazartag

Mazartag
麻扎塔格山 (Chinese)
Mazartag (area not covered by snow in the snow-covered part of the desert)
Highest point
Elevation1,635 m (5,364 ft)
Dimensions
Length145 km (90 mi)
Width3 km (1.9 mi)
Naming
Native nameمازارتاغ (Uyghur)
Geography
Mazartag is located in China
Mazartag
Mazartag
CountryChina
RegionXinjiang
District(s)Karakax County (Moyu), Hotan Prefecture
Range coordinates38°38′N 80°28′E / 38.64°N 80.47°E / 38.64; 80.47
Geology
Rock typeComposed mainly of sandstones

Mazartag[1] (Uyghur: مازارتاغ,[2] 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.[3]

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)[a]
  • From the Operational Navigation Chart; map including Mazartag (DMA, 1980)[b]
    From the Operational Navigation Chart; map including Mazartag (DMA, 1980)[b]
  • Map including Mazartag (DMA, 1984)[c]
    Map including Mazartag (DMA, 1984)[c]

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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