Mazartag

Mazartag
Mazartag
麻扎塔格山 (Chinese)
	Mazartag (area not covered by snow in the snow-covered part of the desert)
Highest point
Elevation	1,635 m (5,364 ft)
Dimensions
Length	145 km (90 mi)
Width	3 km (1.9 mi)
Naming
Native name	مازارتاغ (Uyghur)
Geography
	Mazartag
Country	China
Region	Xinjiang
District(s)	Karakax County (Moyu), Hotan Prefecture
Range coordinates	38°38′N 80°28′E / 38.64°N 80.47°E
Geology
Rock type	Composed mainly of sandstones

Mazartag^[1] (Uyghur: مازارتاغ,^[2] Мазартағ, Mazartagh; Chinese: 麻扎塔格山; pinyin: Mázhātǎgé Shān, Ma-cha-t'a-ko) is an arc-shaped mountain range located in the western part of the Tarim Basin, between the Hotan and Yarkand river valleys, Xinjiang, 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.^[3]

Historical maps

Historical English-language maps including Mazartag:

Map including Mazartag (ATC, 1971)
Map including Mazartag (labeled as Masartag) (1917)
Map including Mazartag (USATC, 1971)^[a]
From the Operational Navigation Chart; map including Mazartag (DMA, 1980)^[b]
Map including Mazartag (DMA, 1984)^[c]

Notes

^ From map: "DELINEATION OF INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARIES MUST NOT BE CONSIDERED AUTHORITATIVE".
^ From map: "The representation of international boundaries is not necessarily authoritative."
^ From map: "The representation of international boundaries is not necessarily authoritative"

References

^ Mikhail Platonovich Petrov; Guy S. Alitto (18 December 2019). "Takla Makan Desert". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 25 January 2020. The arc-shaped Mazartag Mountains, located between the Hotan and Yarkand (Ye'erqiang) river valleys, arch toward the southwest. Some 90 miles (145 km) long and 2 to 3 miles (3 to 5 km) wide, and with a maximum height of 5,363 feet (1,635 metres), they rise an average of only 1,000 to 1,150 feet (300 to 350 metres) above the surface of the sandy plain.
^ مازار تاغ (Variant Non-Roman Script - VS) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
^ Мазартаг (in Russian). Great Soviet Encyclopedia. Retrieved 21 June 2020.

[4] From map: "DELINEATION OF INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARIES MUST NOT BE CONSIDERED AUTHORITATIVE".

[5] From map: "The representation of international boundaries is not necessarily authoritative."

[6] From map: "The representation of international boundaries is not necessarily authoritative"

[1] Mikhail Platonovich Petrov; Guy S. Alitto (18 December 2019). "Takla Makan Desert". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 25 January 2020. The arc-shaped Mazartag Mountains, located between the Hotan and Yarkand (Ye'erqiang) river valleys, arch toward the southwest. Some 90 miles (145 km) long and 2 to 3 miles (3 to 5 km) wide, and with a maximum height of 5,363 feet (1,635 metres), they rise an average of only 1,000 to 1,150 feet (300 to 350 metres) above the surface of the sandy plain.

[GNISmazartag-2] مازار تاغ (Variant Non-Roman Script - VS) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

[3] Мазартаг (in Russian). Great Soviet Encyclopedia. Retrieved 21 June 2020.

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