roof of the world
Elevated continental expanse
Roof of the world is a nickname for the Tibetan Plateau and surrounding mountain ranges, the highest region on Earth.
The phrase evokes standing atop the planet itself: They trekked through the roof of the world.
Sometimes applied loosely to any extremely high-altitude region in Central Asia.
- HimalayasAsia's highest range
- TibetHimalayan plateau region
- EverestTallest peak on Earth
- sacred peaksMountains with spiritual significance
- mountainsTall elevated landmasses
plateau · peaks · high altitude · altitude · snow · summit · base camp · Nepal · sherpa · yak · monastery · sky burial · thin air · glaciers · Lhasa · Karakoram · oxygen · mountain pass
- PlateausTibetan Plateau, Colorado Plateau, Altiplano, tableland, mesa
elevation/altitude
roof of the worldMariana Trench
Deepest oceanic chasm
ocean floor · sea level · Challenger Deep · Death Valley · Dead Sea
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