Namcha Barwa [Mountain] (English spelling)

Japanese: ナムチャ・バルワ[山](英語表記)Namcha Barwa
Namcha Barwa [Mountain] (English spelling)
The highest peak in the Assam Himalayas. 7,762m (7,755m) above sea level. It is located at a bend in the Tsangpo River, upstream of the Brahmaputra River. It is the easternmost point of the Himalayas, and the Himalayan range is usually defined as extending from this mountain to Nanga Parbat near the Indus River in the west. It was discovered in 1912, and the Tibetan name meaning "lightning that scorches the sky" was adopted the following year. Gyala Peri (7,150m) rises to the north, across the great canyon of the Tsangpo River. [Takayama Ryuzo]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
アッサム・ヒマラヤの最高峰。標高7762m(7755m)。ブラフマプトラ川の上流ツァンポ川の屈曲部にある。ヒマラヤの最東端に当たり,ふつうヒマラヤの範囲を,この山から西のインダス川近くのナンガ・パルバットまでとする。1912年発見され,翌13年〈天空を焦がす稲妻〉という意味のチベット名が採用された。ツァンポ川の大峡谷をへだてて北側に,ギャラ・ペリGyala Peri峰(7150m)がそびえる。【高山 竜三】

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