Crossing the Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon: The Final Exploration

Author: Tang Haifan
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Publication Date: 2000-01-01
Features: The Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon is the largest canyon in the world, stretching 506 kilometers, with an average depth of 5,000 meters in the core river section. It is also one of the few canyons in the world with a complete variety of species and mountainous vertical natural zones. From October to December 1998, a team of 55 scientists, explorers, and journalists embarked on a perilous journey, accomplishing the first-ever human trek across the Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon. As a firsthand account, this book brings you the true stories that unfolded in the "Earth's Last Secret."