Mayum La
Mountain pass in Tibet, China
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Mayum La (Chinese: 马攸木拉达坂), also known as Mariám La,[1] is a mountain pass to the east of Lake Manasarovar. It separates the drainage divide of the Dangque Zangbo, which is a headwater of Yarlung Tsangpo (Brahmaputra), and Langqen Zangbo (Sutlej River) in Tibet.
| Mayum La | |
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G219 at Mayum La | |
  Mayum La Location within Ngari | |
| Elevation | 5,211 m (17,096 ft) |
| Traversed by |  G219 |
| Third Approach | |
| Location | Burang, Ngari, Tibet, China |
| Range | Gangdise Shan, Transhimalaya, Tibetan Plateau |
| Coordinates | 30°36′53″N 82°25′38″E |
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| Tibetan | མ་ཡུམ་ལ | ||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 马攸木拉 | ||||||
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