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Three Parallel Rivers

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county to 300 mm in the upper valleys of the Yangtze river. The protected areas are home to around 6,000 species of plants, 173 species of mammals, and 417 species of birds. Many of the flora and fauna species are
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The protected areas extend over 15 core areas, totalling 939,441.4 ha, and buffer areas, totalling 758,977.8 ha across a region of 180 km by 310 km. Here, for a distance of over 300 km, three of
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The fauna found in the areas includes 173 species of mammals, of which 81 are endemic, and 417 species of birds, of which 22 are endemic. Some of the mammals which inhabit these regions are the endemic
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The Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas consists of fifteen protected areas, in eight geographic clusters. The areas include:
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World Heritage Site. Demographically, the region contains many of the twenty-five ethnic groups found in Yunnan province (including the
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run roughly parallel to one another though separated by high mountain ranges with peaks over 6,000 meters. After this area of near
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region contains many climate types. Average annual precipitation ranges from 4,600 mm in the Dulongjian area in the west of
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According to UNESCO "The area covered by the World Heritage site is claimed to be the most
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Reserve, with the highest peak, at 6,740 metres (22,110 ft), of the protected areas.
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Running parallel to these three rivers, slightly to the west, is the river gorge of the
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Location of Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas indicated by a red circle
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In the same region as the Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas lies the
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to glaciated peaks -- is associated with the site being at a 'collision point' of
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World-Heritage-Site.org: Three Parallel Rivers Of Yunnan Protected Areas
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Qianhushan (Thousand Lake Mountain) Scenic Area, in Shangri-La County
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on earth" and "An exceptional range of topographical features - from
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The Three Parallel Rivers has been acknowledged as a
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Due to its topography and geographical location, the
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mentions: "(It) may be the most biologically diverse
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Index

Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan
Sanjiangyuan
UNESCO World Heritage Site

Location
Yunnan
China
Criteria
1083bis
Session
Coordinates
27°53′42″N 98°24′23″E / 27.89500°N 98.40639°E / 27.89500; 98.40639
Three Parallel Rivers is located in Yunnan
Three Parallel Rivers is located in China
Chinese
pinyin
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Yunnan
drainage basins
Jinsha
Yangtze
Mekong
Salween
Hengduan Mountains

Meili Xue Shan
Asia's great rivers
confluence
Nujiang River
Moulmein

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