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A pile of rocks covered in graffiti on the ground. Stones tibet china.

A pile of rocks covered in graffiti on the ground. Stones tibet china.

Tourism: A pile of rocks with different symbols on them. A pile of rocks with the words'peace'written on it. Public domain stock photo. A pile of rocks with different symbols on them. A pile of rocks with the ... More

A tea pot sitting on top of a tree stump. Teapot mala praying beads, religion.

A tea pot sitting on top of a tree stump. Teapot mala praying beads, r...

A teapot sitting on top of a tree stump / A teapot on a wooden stump - public domain macro photography.

A pile of rocks with graffiti on them. Six-word memoirs tibet basong.

A pile of rocks with graffiti on them. Six-word memoirs tibet basong.

A pile of rocks covered in graffiti. A rock with the words'peace'painted on it. Public domain stock photo.

Chinese Fire-Offering Ladle, Ming dynasty

Chinese Fire-Offering Ladle, Ming dynasty

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Chinese Fire-Offering Ladle, Ming dynasty

Chinese Fire-Offering Ladle, Ming dynasty

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Chinese Shield (phub), copper alloy

Chinese Shield (phub), copper alloy

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元 緙絲 須彌山曼陀羅|Cosmological Mandala with Mount Meru

元 緙絲 須彌山曼陀羅|Cosmological Mandala with Mount Meru

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Cosmological Mandala with Mount Meru

Cosmological Mandala with Mount Meru

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元   緙絲大威德金剛曼陀羅|Vajrabhairava mandala

元 緙絲大威德金剛曼陀羅|Vajrabhairava mandala

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Chinese Vajrabhairava Mandala, 14th century

Chinese Vajrabhairava Mandala, 14th century

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Chinese Fire-Offering Ladle, Ming dynasty

Chinese Fire-Offering Ladle, Ming dynasty

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Chinese Fire-Offering Ladle, Ming dynasty

Chinese Fire-Offering Ladle, Ming dynasty

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Spearhead and Storage Case (清  矛頭)

Spearhead and Storage Case (清 矛頭)

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Spearhead and Storage Case (清  矛頭)

Spearhead and Storage Case (清 矛頭)

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Chinese Robe, 16th century - Public domain dedication image

Chinese Robe, 16th century - Public domain dedication image

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Chinese Lay Aristocrat's Robe (Chuba)

Chinese Lay Aristocrat's Robe (Chuba)

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Public domain stock image. Tibet tibetan buddhism, religion.
Lay Aristocrat's Robe (Chuba)

Lay Aristocrat's Robe (Chuba)

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Robe for Tibetan aristocrat (chuba), Qing Dynasty

Robe for Tibetan aristocrat (chuba), Qing Dynasty

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Portrait of The Great Teacher Marpa

Portrait of The Great Teacher Marpa

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Robe for Tibetan aristocrat (chuba), Qing Dynasty

Robe for Tibetan aristocrat (chuba), Qing Dynasty

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Lay Aristocrat Man's Gayluchang Jacket

Lay Aristocrat Man's Gayluchang Jacket

Accession Number: 1988.104.88 Qing dynasty (1644–1911) Public domain photograph of Chinese silk textile, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Chinese Figure of a Lama, Qing Dynasty

Chinese Figure of a Lama, Qing Dynasty

Accession Number: 29.110.79a, b Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Kangxi period (1662–1722)

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Public domain photograph of weaving textile, free to use, no copyright...

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Lining from Thanka (Religious Picture)

Lining from Thanka (Religious Picture)

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Backing from Thanka (Religious Picture)

Backing from Thanka (Religious Picture)

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Thanka (Religious Picture) weaving - Art Institute of Chicago

Thanka (Religious Picture) weaving - Art Institute of Chicago

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Section of Border from Thanka (Religious Picture)

Section of Border from Thanka (Religious Picture)

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Section of Border from Thanka (Religious Picture)

Section of Border from Thanka (Religious Picture)

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Section of Border from Thanka (Religious Picture)

Section of Border from Thanka (Religious Picture)

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Bodhisattva  Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin), copper alloy, Qing Dynasty

Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin), copper alloy, Qing Dynasty

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Bodhisattva  Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin), copper alloy, Qing Dynasty

Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin), copper alloy, Qing Dynasty

Accession Number: 48.30.15 Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong period (1736–95)

Nouvel atlas de la Chine, de la Tartarie chinoise et du Thibet: contenant les cartes générales & particulieres de ces pays, ainsi que la carte du royaume de Corée; la plupart levées sur les lieux par ordre de l'empereur Cang-Hi avec toute l'exactitude imaginable, soit par les PP. Jésuites missionaires à la Chine, soit par des Tartares du tribunal des mathématiques, & toutes revûës par les mêmes peres:

Nouvel atlas de la Chine, de la Tartarie chinoise et du Thibet: conten...

This atlas was prepared to accompany J. B. Du Halde's Description géographique, historique, chronologique, politique, et physique de l'empire de la Chine ... La Haye, 1736. cf. Avertissement. Available also thr... More

Thanka (Religious Picture), China - Art Institute of Chicago

Thanka (Religious Picture), China - Art Institute of Chicago

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Theatrical Lama Priest's Robe, Qing Dynasty

Theatrical Lama Priest's Robe, Qing Dynasty

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Chinese Theatrical Lama Priest's Robe, Qing Dynasty

Chinese Theatrical Lama Priest's Robe, Qing Dynasty

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Lamaist Priest's Shoes, Qing Dynasty

Lamaist Priest's Shoes, Qing Dynasty

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Chinese Lamaist Priest's Shoes, Qing Dynasty

Chinese Lamaist Priest's Shoes, Qing Dynasty

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Tinder Pouch, Himalayan (Nepal, Tibet, Bhutan)

Tinder Pouch, Himalayan (Nepal, Tibet, Bhutan)

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A page of a book with a picture of a man on it. Appointment of the dalai lama 1876 translation, religion.

A page of a book with a picture of a man on it. Appointment of the dal...

A page from a book with text in english / A book about the history of the people's republic of china / Public domain sport photography.

Xizang quan tu. Historic map, Library of Congress

Xizang quan tu. Historic map, Library of Congress

Pen-and-ink. Relief shown pictorially. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

music from "Gróf Széchenyi Béla keleti utazása India, Japan, China, Tibet és Birma országokban. (1878-80) ... Magyar kiadás. 200 ... képpel, etc"

music from "Gróf Széchenyi Béla keleti utazása India, Japan, China...

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music from "Gróf Széchenyi Béla keleti utazása India, Japan, China, Tibet és Birma országokban. (1878-80) ... Magyar kiadás. 200 ... képpel, etc"

music from "Gróf Széchenyi Béla keleti utazása India, Japan, China...

This image has been taken from scan 000476 from "Gróf Széchenyi Béla keleti utazása India, Japan, China, Tibet és Birma országokban. (1878-80) ... Magyar kiadás. 200 ... képpel, etc". The title and subj... More

music from "Gróf Széchenyi Béla keleti utazása India, Japan, China, Tibet és Birma országokban. (1878-80) ... Magyar kiadás. 200 ... képpel, etc"

music from "Gróf Széchenyi Béla keleti utazása India, Japan, China...

This image has been taken from scan 000441 from "Gróf Széchenyi Béla keleti utazása India, Japan, China, Tibet és Birma országokban. (1878-80) ... Magyar kiadás. 200 ... képpel, etc". The title and subj... More

music from "Gróf Széchenyi Béla keleti utazása India, Japan, China, Tibet és Birma országokban. (1878-80) ... Magyar kiadás. 200 ... képpel, etc"

music from "Gróf Széchenyi Béla keleti utazása India, Japan, China...

This image has been taken from scan 000031 from "Gróf Széchenyi Béla keleti utazása India, Japan, China, Tibet és Birma országokban. (1878-80) ... Magyar kiadás. 200 ... képpel, etc". The title and subj... More

map from "The River of Golden Sand, the narrative of a journey through China and Eastern Tibet to Burmah. With illustrations and ... maps ... With an introductory essay by Col. H. Yule"

map from "The River of Golden Sand, the narrative of a journey through...

This image has been taken from scan 000346 from volume 02 of "The River of Golden Sand, the narrative of a journey through China and Eastern Tibet to Burmah. With illustrations and ... maps ... With an introduc... More

map from "The River of Golden Sand, the narrative of a journey through China and Eastern Tibet to Burmah. With illustrations and ... maps ... With an introductory essay by Col. H. Yule"

map from "The River of Golden Sand, the narrative of a journey through...

This image has been taken from scan 000306 from volume 02 of "The River of Golden Sand, the narrative of a journey through China and Eastern Tibet to Burmah. With illustrations and ... maps ... With an introduc... More

map from "The River of Golden Sand, the narrative of a journey through China and Eastern Tibet to Burmah. With illustrations and ... maps ... With an introductory essay by Col. H. Yule"

map from "The River of Golden Sand, the narrative of a journey through...

This image has been taken from scan 000060 from volume 02 of "The River of Golden Sand, the narrative of a journey through China and Eastern Tibet to Burmah. With illustrations and ... maps ... With an introduc... More

map from "The River of Golden Sand, the narrative of a journey through China and Eastern Tibet to Burmah. With illustrations and ... maps ... With an introductory essay by Col. H. Yule"

map from "The River of Golden Sand, the narrative of a journey through...

This image has been taken from scan 000424 from volume 01 of "The River of Golden Sand, the narrative of a journey through China and Eastern Tibet to Burmah. With illustrations and ... maps ... With an introduc... More

map from "The River of Golden Sand, the narrative of a journey through China and Eastern Tibet to Burmah. With illustrations and ... maps ... With an introductory essay by Col. H. Yule"

map from "The River of Golden Sand, the narrative of a journey through...

This image has been taken from scan 000022 from volume 01 of "The River of Golden Sand, the narrative of a journey through China and Eastern Tibet to Burmah. With illustrations and ... maps ... With an introduc... More

map from "The River of Golden Sand, the narrative of a journey through China and Eastern Tibet to Burmah. With illustrations and ... maps ... With an introductory essay by Col. H. Yule"

map from "The River of Golden Sand, the narrative of a journey through...

This image has been taken from scan 000144 from volume 02 of "The River of Golden Sand, the narrative of a journey through China and Eastern Tibet to Burmah. With illustrations and ... maps ... With an introduc... More

map from "Gróf Széchenyi Béla keleti utazása India, Japan, China, Tibet és Birma országokban. (1878-80) ... Magyar kiadás. 200 ... képpel, etc"

map from "Gróf Széchenyi Béla keleti utazása India, Japan, China, ...

This image has been taken from scan 001049 from "Gróf Széchenyi Béla keleti utazása India, Japan, China, Tibet és Birma országokban. (1878-80) ... Magyar kiadás. 200 ... képpel, etc". The title and subj... More

portrait from "Gróf Széchenyi Béla keleti utazása India, Japan, China, Tibet és Birma országokban. (1878-80) ... Magyar kiadás. 200 ... képpel, etc"

portrait from "Gróf Széchenyi Béla keleti utazása India, Japan, Ch...

This image has been taken from scan 000189 from "Gróf Széchenyi Béla keleti utazása India, Japan, China, Tibet és Birma országokban. (1878-80) ... Magyar kiadás. 200 ... képpel, etc". The title and subj... More

architecture from "Gróf Széchenyi Béla keleti utazása India, Japan, China, Tibet és Birma országokban. (1878-80) ... Magyar kiadás. 200 ... képpel, etc"

architecture from "Gróf Széchenyi Béla keleti utazása India, Japan...

This image has been taken from scan 000069 from "Gróf Széchenyi Béla keleti utazása India, Japan, China, Tibet és Birma országokban. (1878-80) ... Magyar kiadás. 200 ... képpel, etc". The title and subj... More

map from "The Land of the Lamas. Notes of a journey through China, Mongolia and Tibet. With maps and illustrations"

map from "The Land of the Lamas. Notes of a journey through China, Mon...

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map from "The Land of the Lamas. Notes of a journey through China, Mongolia and Tibet. With maps and illustrations"

map from "The Land of the Lamas. Notes of a journey through China, Mon...

This image has been taken from scan 000343 from "The Land of the Lamas. Notes of a journey through China, Mongolia and Tibet. With maps and illustrations". The title and subject terms of this image have been ge... More

[Route map of Rockhill's explorations in Mongolia and Tibet 1891-1892].

[Route map of Rockhill's explorations in Mongolia and Tibet 1891-1892]...

Shows mountains, rivers, lakes, cities, towns, villages, and the Great Wall along Rockhill's travel routes in Mongolia and Tibet. Covers Rockhill's expedition route from Zhangjiakou, passing through Inner Mongo... More

Altaar in de Lama Tempel, Peking

Altaar in de Lama Tempel, Peking

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Lama Tempel Yong He Gong, Peking

Lama Tempel Yong He Gong, Peking

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Chinese Robe for Lay Aristocrat

Chinese Robe for Lay Aristocrat

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Peking, gate of Lama temple. 19th century, Library of Congress collection

Peking, gate of Lama temple. 19th century, Library of Congress collect...

Photograph shows two Chinese men standing in front of a p'ai-lou. Photograph possibly by Sanshichirō Yamamoto.

Lama Tempel Yong He Gong, Peking

Lama Tempel Yong He Gong, Peking

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Tibet and the surrounding regions : compiled from the latest information

Tibet and the surrounding regions : compiled from the latest informati...

Relief shown by hachures, shading and spot heights. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

Lama priest at the Tung-ho Kung, the Great Lama Temple, Peking, China

Lama priest at the Tung-ho Kung, the Great Lama Temple, Peking, China

H7975 U.S. Copyright Office. Public domain photograph of a landmark building, world heritage site, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The beautiful Lama Temple Arch, Peking, China

The beautiful Lama Temple Arch, Peking, China

H11350 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 3773. Copyright 1901 by H. C. White Co.

A bronze urn in the court of the Lama Temple. Peking, China

A bronze urn in the court of the Lama Temple. Peking, China

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Xizang quan tu / Historic map, Library of Congress

Xizang quan tu / Historic map, Library of Congress

Relief shown by hachures. In Chinese. Translated from Russian. Publisher in Russian. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes inset of Tibet-India passes.

Sketch map of part of Tibet showing the explorations and journeys of Dr. Sven Hedin, 1906-1908.

Sketch map of part of Tibet showing the explorations and journeys of D...

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Bronze lion in the courtyard of the Lama Temple, Peking, China

Bronze lion in the courtyard of the Lama Temple, Peking, China

H96568 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 4467. Copyright 1907 by H. C. White Co.

Select the prayer and turn the wheel -- Lama priests at the Lama Temple, Peking, China

Select the prayer and turn the wheel -- Lama priests at the Lama Templ...

H96534 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 4468. Public domain photograph of a landmark building, world heritage site, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Gemini V Mission Image -  China, Tibet

Gemini V Mission Image - China, Tibet

The original caption reads: Photograph of China, Tibet Highlands looking southwest across Himalayas taken during the Gemini V mission during orbit no.25, on August 23, 1965. G.E.T. time was 04:58 / GMT time wa... More

Gemini V Mission Image -  China, Tibet

Gemini V Mission Image - China, Tibet

The original caption reads: Photograph of China, Tibet taken during the Gemini V mission during orbit no.25, on August 23, 1965. G.E.T. time was 04:53 / GMT time was 04:49. Original magazine number was GEM05-... More

Gemini V Mission Image -  China, Tibet

Gemini V Mission Image - China, Tibet

The original caption reads: Photograph of China, Tibet taken during the Gemini V mission during orbit no.25, on August 23, 1965. G.E.T. time was 04:53 / GMT time was 04:49. Original magazine number was GEM05-... More

Gemini V Mission Image -  China, Tibet

Gemini V Mission Image - China, Tibet

The original caption reads: Photograph of China, Tibet Highlands looking south across the Himalayas taken during the Gemini V mission during orbit no.25, on August 23, 1965. G.E.T. time was 04:58 / GMT time wa... More

Gemini V Mission Image -  China, Tibet

Gemini V Mission Image - China, Tibet

The original caption reads: Photograph of China, Tibet Highlands, looking southeast across Himalayas taken during the Gemini V mission during orbit no.25, on August 23, 1965. G.E.T. time was 04:58 / GMT time w... More

Gemini XI Mission Image - China/India/Nepal/Bhutan/Sikkim

Gemini XI Mission Image - China/India/Nepal/Bhutan/Sikkim

The original caption reads: Photograph of China-India-Nepal: Great Himalaya range (Mount Everest) looking west; Brahmaputra River and Tibet Highlands; taken during the Gemini XI mission during orbit no. 37. GE... More

AS07-11-1979 - Apollo 7 - Apollo 7 Mission, India and China, Himalayas

AS07-11-1979 - Apollo 7 - Apollo 7 Mission, India and China, Himalayas

The original database describes this as: Description: Apollo 7,India, China, Nepal,Tibet,Gorakphur in India, Ghaghra and Gandak Rivers,Ganges River Plains,Himalayas. High oblique. Earth limb visible. Cloud Cov... More

AS07-07-1748 - Apollo 7 - Apollo 7 Mission, India, Nepal, China

AS07-07-1748 - Apollo 7 - Apollo 7 Mission, India, Nepal, China

The original database describes this as: Description: Apollo 7,India,Nepal,South China,Himalayas,Mount Everest,Ganges River,Ghaghra River,Tsho and Terinam Tsho. Very high oblique. The world's dozen peaks which... More

AS07-07-1758 - Apollo 7 - Apollo 7 Mission, China

AS07-07-1758 - Apollo 7 - Apollo 7 Mission, China

The original database describes this as: Description: Apollo 7,China,Plateau of Tibet,Lake Seling Tsho and Nagtsong Tsho Lake. Near vertical. Cloud Cover 19%. Altitude: 123 miles. Latitude: 31 degrees 40' Nort... More

AS07-11-1991 - Apollo 7 - Apollo 7 Mission, India, China, Himalayas

AS07-11-1991 - Apollo 7 - Apollo 7 Mission, India, China, Himalayas

The original database describes this as: Description: Apollo 7,India,China, Nepal,Tibet,Himalayas. Dark, low oblique. Earth limb visible. Cloud Cover 5%. Altitude: 126 miles. Latitude: 30' degrees 30' North,L... More

Tibet. Historic map, Library of Congress

Tibet. Historic map, Library of Congress

Scale 1:3,960,000. Includes list of administrative divisions to the Hsien level and location map. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. AACR2

AS07-11-1981 - Apollo 7 - Apollo 7 Mission, India, China, Himalayas

AS07-11-1981 - Apollo 7 - Apollo 7 Mission, India, China, Himalayas

The original database describes this as: Description: Apollo 7,Nepal,India,China,Bhutan,Himalayas and Tibet Plateau. High oblique. Cloud Cover 10%. Altitude 125 miles. Latitude: 27' degrees 49' North,Longitude... More

AS07-11-1982 - Apollo 7 - Apollo 7 Mission, China, Himalayas

AS07-11-1982 - Apollo 7 - Apollo 7 Mission, China, Himalayas

The original database describes this as: Description: Apollo 7,Bhutan,China,Himalayas and Tibet Plateau.Loe oblique. Cloud Cover 10%. Altitude 126 miles. Latitude: 28' degrees 08' North,Longitude: 90' degrees ... More

S09-47-3093 - STS-009 - Earth observations taken by the STS-9 crew

S09-47-3093 - STS-009 - Earth observations taken by the STS-9 crew

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Earth observation as seen by the STS-9 crew aboard the orbiter Columbia including: Tibet/Chilin Lake, China. Subject Terms: STS-9 EARTH OBSERVATIONS (... More

S09-47-3094 - STS-009 - Earth observations taken by the STS-9 crew

S09-47-3094 - STS-009 - Earth observations taken by the STS-9 crew

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Earth observation as seen by the STS-9 crew aboard the orbiter Columbia including: Tibet/Namu Lake, China. Subject Terms: STS-9 EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FR... More

Himalayas as seen from STS-66 shuttle Atlantis

Himalayas as seen from STS-66 shuttle Atlantis

View is southeastward across China (Tibet), half of Nepal and India. The partly frozen lake near the center of the frame is Pei-Ku T'so ("Bos-tie Lake"). The central Himalaya stretches from Mount Everest on the... More

ISS012-E-14620 (6 Jan. 2006) --- A portion of Lake Puma Yumco and parts of Tibet and China are featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 12 crew member on the International Space Station. The alpine lakes of the Tibetan Plateau are some of the most remote in the world. This image depicts Lake Puma Yumco during the winter season. The lake is located at an elevation of 5,030 meters above sea level, and is considered ultraoligotrophic in that nutrient concentrations in both the water column and lake sediments are extremely low. Water in such lakes tends to be blue to blue-green and have high clarity due to the lack of abundant photosynthesizing organisms such as phytoplankton. The maximum dimensions of the lake are 31 kilometers by 14 kilometers, indicating that the ice blocks range from less than ten to hundreds of meters in diameter. According to scientists, the ice pattern is caused by repeated cycles of freezing, fracturing, and refreezing of the ice due to variations in temperature and wind-induced ice motion. A prominent white linear feature across the center of the lake (partially visible in upper left in this image) is suggestive of an ice ridge formed by east-west winds subsequently highlighted by snow. iss012e14620

ISS012-E-14620 (6 Jan. 2006) --- A portion of Lake Puma Yumco and part...

ISS012-E-14620 (6 Jan. 2006) --- A portion of Lake Puma Yumco and parts of Tibet and China are featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 12 crew member on the International Space Station. The alpine ... More

ISS012-E-14621 (6 Jan. 2006) --- A portion of Lake Puma Yumco and parts of Tibet and China are featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 12 crew member on the International Space Station. The alpine lakes of the Tibetan Plateau are some of the most remote in the world. This image depicts Lake Puma Yumco during the winter season. The lake is located at an elevation of 5,030 meters above sea level, and is considered ultraoligotrophic in that nutrient concentrations in both the water column and lake sediments are extremely low. Water in such lakes tends to be blue to blue-green and have high clarity due to the lack of abundant photosynthesizing organisms such as phytoplankton. Water color change in these lakes is usually due to shallowing of the water – blue indicating deeper water. The maximum dimensions of the lake are 31 kilometers by 14 kilometers, indicating that the ice blocks range from less than ten to hundreds of meters in diameter. According to scientists, the ice pattern is caused by repeated cycles of freezing, fracturing, and refreezing of the ice due to variations in temperature and wind-induced ice motion. A prominent white linear feature across the center of the lake (not visible in this image) is suggestive of an ice ridge formed by east-west winds subsequently highlighted by snow. iss012e14621

ISS012-E-14621 (6 Jan. 2006) --- A portion of Lake Puma Yumco and part...

ISS012-E-14621 (6 Jan. 2006) --- A portion of Lake Puma Yumco and parts of Tibet and China are featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 12 crew member on the International Space Station. The alpine ... More

Lhasa, Tibet, China - NASA satellite images

Lhasa, Tibet, China - NASA satellite images

JPL Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer aboard NASA Terra satellite, shows Lhasa, the traditional seat of the Dalai Lama and capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region in China. NASA/GSFC... More

A small village with a river running through it. Tibet village beck.

A small village with a river running through it. Tibet village beck.

A village in the mountains with a river and a house in the foreground / A small village with a river and a house / Public domain stock photo of a nature.

Public domain stock image. Tibet landscape rock.
. Tibet landscape blue sky and white clouds.
Tibet jokhang temple china building.
Public domain stock image. Yamdroktso tibet trekking.
Public domain stock image. Mantra om at m sacred syllable, religion.
Buddhist stupa buddhism, religion. A large white building with lots of colorful ribbons around it

Buddhist stupa buddhism, religion. A large white building with lots of...

Architecture stock photograph: The stupa at the boudhanath stupa in kathmandu, nepal / A large white building with lots of colorful ribbons around it.

A view of a mountain range with snow on the ground. Tibet pass vista.

A view of a mountain range with snow on the ground. Tibet pass vista.

A view of the mountains from the top of the mountain / The valley of the dead public domain stock photo.

A rainbow shines in the sky over a mountain. Rainbow tibet photography

A rainbow shines in the sky over a mountain. Rainbow tibet photography

A rainbow is seen over a mountain range / A rainbow is seen in the distance as clouds roll in public domain stock photo. A rainbow is seen over a mountain range / A rainbow is seen in the distance as clouds ro... More

A building with a lot of flags hanging from the roof. Magnificent building features building tibet beauty.

A building with a lot of flags hanging from the roof. Magnificent buil...

The roof of the temple at night / The roof of the temple public domain stock photo.

A white om sign sitting on top of a lush green tree. Om om mani padme hum namaste, religion.

A white om sign sitting on top of a lush green tree. Om om mani padme ...

The symbol of the hindu om / A white om sign sitting on top of a lush green tree / Public domain stock illustration.

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