Yanshiping

The Qinghai–Tibet railway or Qingzang railway is a high-elevation railway line in between , , and , . With over 960 km of track being more than 4,000 m above sea level, it is the highest railway line in the world.
  • Railway station
  • …lies at an elevation of 4,721 metres (15,489 feet)
  • …is also known as “Yanshiping Railway Station”
  • Description: railway station in Amdo County, Nagqu, Tibet, China

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is a small town physically situated in the southwest of province, China.
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Latitude
33.58095° or 33° 34′ 51″ north
Longitude
92.071° or 92° 4′ 16″ east
Open location code
8M5JH3JC+9C
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Open­Street­Map feature
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Japanese—“Yanshiping” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “雁石坪”
  • Chinese: “雁石坪站”
  • French: “Yanshiping”
  • German: “Yanshiping Bahnhof”
  • Japanese: “雁石坪駅”

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