Mazartag (
Uyghur: مازارتاغ,
[, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency] Мазартағ, ''Mazartagh''; , Ma-cha-t’a-ko) is an arc-shaped mountain range located in the western part of
Tarim Basin
The Tarim Basin is an endorheic basin in Northwest China occupying an area of about and one of the largest basins in Northwest China.Chen, Yaning, et al. "Regional climate change and its effects on river runoff in the Tarim Basin, China." Hydr ...
, between the
Hotan and
Yarkand
Yarkant County,, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency also Shache County,, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency also transliterated from Uyghur as Yakan County, is a county in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous ...
river valleys,
Xinjiang
Xinjiang, SASM/GNC: ''Xinjang''; zh, c=, p=Xīnjiāng; formerly romanized as Sinkiang (, ), officially the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR), is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China (PRC), located in the northwest ...
,
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
Sandstone is a clastic sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized (0.0625 to 2 mm) silicate grains. Sandstones comprise about 20–25% of all sedimentary rocks.
Most sandstone is composed of quartz or feldspar (both silicates ...
.
Historical maps
Historical English-language maps including Mazartag:
File:NJ-44-6 Takla Makan Desert.jpg, Map including Mazartag ( ATC, 1971)
File:STANFORD(1917) p61 PLATE19. SINKIANG (14597194848).jpg, Map including Mazartag (labeled as Masartag) (1917)
File:Txu-oclc-6654394-nj-44-3rd-ed.jpg, Map including Mazartag ( USATC, 1971)
File:Operational Navigation Chart G-7, 6th edition.jpg, From the Operational Navigation Chart; map including Mazartag ( DMA, 1980)
File:Txu-pclmaps-oclc-22834566 g-7a.jpg, Map including Mazartag ( DMA, 1984)
See also
*
Mazar Tagh
Notes
References
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Mountain ranges of Xinjiang