What plateau in the westernmost part of China is located in Xinjiang?

The westernmost part of China is the Pamir Plateau in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

China in Pamirs was called Congling in ancient times, which was the place where the ancient Silk Road passed. Located in the southeast of Central Asia, it spans Tajikistan, China and Afghanistan. The area is about 6,543,800 square kilometers. Pamirs, Persian, means flat-topped houses.

China was called Green Ridge in ancient times, where the ancient Silk Road passed. Located in the southeast of Central Asia, at the westernmost tip of Xinjiang in China, it spans Tajikistan, China and Afghanistan. Pamir Plateau is the intersection of Kunlun Mountain, Karakorum Mountain, Hindu Kush Mountain and Tianshan Mountain, which spans the southwest of Xinjiang, the southeast of Tajikistan and the northeast of Afghanistan in China. The area is about 6,543,800 square kilometers.

Formation and evolution

The geological history of Pamirs with conclusive evidence can be traced back to Ordovician 400-500 million years ago. Since then, there have been different data of crustal rise and fall in all parts of Pamirs, either submerged by seawater or on land. By 280 million years ago (early Permian in geological age), Pamirs was a rough Wang Yang.

This sea area spanned the southern part of Eurasia in 2 1 century, and was connected with the waters of North Africa, South Europe, West Asia and Southeast Asia. It is called "Tethys Sea" or "Ancient Mediterranean". At that time, the Tethys Sea had a warm climate, which made it a prosperous area for marine animals and plants.

Its north and south sides are divided primitive ancient land (also called Pangu land), and its south side is called Gondwana, including South America, Africa, Australia, Antarctica and South Asia subcontinent in 2 1 century; The northern continent is called Eurasia, also known as Lauea, including Europe, Asia and North America in 2 1 century.