The
Transhimalaya or "
Gangdise - Nyenchen Tanglha range", is a 1600 km long mountain range in
China, extending in a west-east direction parallel to the main
Himalayan range. Located north of
Yarlung Tsangpo river on the southern edge of the
Tibetan Plateau, the Transhimalaya is composed of the
Gangdise range to the west and the
Nyenchen Tanglha range to the east.