How many kilometers is it from Naqu to Golmud?

The whole journey from Naqu to Golmud is about 829. 1 km.

Golmud is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Qinghai Province, which is located in the central and western parts of Qinghai Province and the hinterland of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Naqu, also known as Heihe, is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Xizang Autonomous Region. It is located in northern Tibet, the hinterland of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. It is the source of the Yangtze River, Nujiang River, Lhasa River, Gong Yi Zangbo and other major rivers. The whole journey from Naqu to Golmud is about 829. 1 km.

"Golmud" is a Mongolian transliteration, also translated as Golumus, Golimao and Garmu, which means "a place with dense rivers". There are natural landscapes such as the source of the Yangtze River, Zhang Wan Salt Bridge, Snow Mountain Glacier, Kunlun Snow Scene, Hanhai Sunrise and Desert Forest. Golmud Kunlun Tourist Area is a national 4A-level tourist attraction. Historically, Golmud was an important post station on Zhong Qiang Road at the southern foot of the ancient Silk Road, where Zhaojun passed when he entered the customs.

Geomorphology of Golmud City

The plains in Golmud City can be divided into high altitude plains, high altitude flood plains, middle altitude flood plains, middle altitude lacustrine plain, middle altitude salt lake sedimentary plains and middle altitude denudation plains. High-altitude plains are distributed in the intermountain basins and valleys of Tanggula Mountain and Zuerkenwula Mountain at its western end. The high-altitude flood plain is mainly located in the wide valley area at the headwaters of Nalenggele River and Golmud River, with an altitude of about 4,000 meters and composed of pebbles.

The middle-altitude alluvial plain is distributed in the piedmont zone on the north side of Buerhanbuda Mountain, and is formed by connecting alluvial fans formed by Golmud River, Dazaohuo River, Wutumeiren River and Nalenggele River. The middle-altitude salt lake sedimentary plain, also known as salt chemical sedimentary plain, is distributed on the east and west sides of Dabusen Lake and Dongtai Jinaier Lake, and the boundary between the northern part of Gansen Lake and Golmud City. The middle altitude denudation plain is distributed in the northern and northwestern border areas of Golmud City.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Golmud City