Where is the Pamirs?

Pamirs is at the westernmost tip of China.

Pamirs is located in the southeast of Central Asia, the westernmost tip of China, and spans Tajikistan and China. Pamir Plateau is the intersection of Kunlun Mountain, Karakorum Mountain, Hindu Kush Mountain and Tianshan Mountain, which spans the southwest of Xinjiang, the southeast of Tajikistan and the northeast of Afghanistan in China. The area is about 6,543,800 square kilometers. Pamirs Plateau was called Congling in ancient China, where the ancient Silk Road passed.

Pamirs is tall, with an average elevation of more than 4,500 meters, and its main peaks are all over 6,000 meters. The peak of the main peak in western Tajikistan is 7495 meters above sea level, and that of lenin peak is 7 134 meters above sea level. There are significant differences between the East and the West. The absolute height and relative height of SiPamir are very large; The latitudinal mountains and the meridional mountains are interlaced with each other, and the terrain is complex, which has the characteristics of alpine plains.

Geographical environment of Pamirs Plateau

The continental alpine climate in Pamirs is severe, especially in eastern Pamirs, where the winter is long. The average temperature in October is-17.8℃, and the absolute minimum temperature is -50℃ at an altitude of about 3,600 meters. The average temperature in July is as low as Boulanger 1953-53.3℃.

Pamirs is the most dangerous and mysterious section of the ancient Silk Road. Pamirs, with its cold climate, is a powerful center of modern glaciation, with about 65,438+0,000 alpine glaciers. Pamirs is the throat of the Silk Road connecting Central Asia and South Asia in ancient Xinjiang. Due to the cold terrain, it is difficult to travel, so it is particularly important to set up a post station along the way to help travelers solve their accommodation and replenishment.

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Pamirs.