Karlik Shan

Karlik Shan
Highest peak	Tomort ( 4886 m )
location	Xinjiang People's Republic of China;
part of	Tian Shan
Coordinates	43 ° 6 ′ N , 94 ° 18 ′ E Coordinates: 43 ° 6 ′ N , 94 ° 18 ′ E

Karlik Shan ( Chinese 喀尔里克山 ì ; also known as Harlik Shan or Karlik Tagh) is the easternmost mountain ridge in the Tian Shan Mountains in east Xinjiang , China . It is located in the Gobi Desert between 42º50'N – 43º35'N and 93º41'E – 95º07'E. In the west it joins the ridge of Barkol Shan. From there it runs with a width of about 50 km over 200 km from northwest to southeast. Its highest point is the Tomort with 4886 m above sea level. Above 3500 m it has large valley glaciers and striking ice caps. There are a total of 122 glaciers, 73 of them on the south side and 49 on the north side of the ridge, covering an area of 126 km ² . To the north the mountains drop steeply into the Naomaohu basin with only short drains. There the Naomaohu Gobi (Chinese name) or Nomingyyn Gobi (Mongolian name) is located in the border area with Mongolia. The mountains have long gorges to the south. The adjoining Hami basin falls to 50 m above sea level and belongs to the Gashun Gobi.

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Cunningham, D., Owen, L., Snee, L., & Jiliang, L. (2003). Structural framework of a major intracontinental orogenic termination zone: the easternmost Tien Shan, China. Journal of the Geological Society, 160 (4), 575-590. ( PDF )
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Wang, W., Li, K., & Gao, J. (2011). Monitoring glacial shrinkage using remote sensing and site-observation method on southern slope of Kalik Mountain, eastern Tian Shan, China. Journal of Earth Science, 22 (4), 503-514. ( PDF )
↑ ^a ^b ^c Qian, Y., Zhang, H., Wu, Z., & Wang, Z. (2011). Vegetation composition and distribution on the northern slope of Karlik Mountain to Naomaohu basin, East Tianshan Mountains. Journal of Arid Land, 3 (1), 15-24. ( PDF )
↑ Cunningham, WD (1998). Lithospheric controls on late Cenozoic construction of the Mongolian Altai. Tectonics, 17 (6), 891-902. ( PDF )
↑ ^a ^b Chen, Y., Li, Y., Wang, Y., Zhang, M., Cui, Z., Yi, C., & Liu, G. (2015). Late Quaternary glacial history of the Karlik Range, easternmost Tian Shan, derived from 10 Be surface exposure and optically stimulated luminescence datings. Quaternary Science Reviews, 115, 17-27. ( PDF )
^ Li, Y., Li, Y., Chen, Y., & Lu, X. (2016). Presumed Little Ice Age glacial extent in the eastern Tian Shan, China. Journal of Maps, 12 (sup1), 71-78. ( HTML )

[Cunningham_2003-1] Cunningham, D., Owen, L., Snee, L., & Jiliang, L. (2003). Structural framework of a major intracontinental orogenic termination zone: the easternmost Tien Shan, China. Journal of the Geological Society, 160 (4), 575-590. ( PDF )

[Wang_2011b-2] Wang, W., Li, K., & Gao, J. (2011). Monitoring glacial shrinkage using remote sensing and site-observation method on southern slope of Kalik Mountain, eastern Tian Shan, China. Journal of Earth Science, 22 (4), 503-514. ( PDF )

[Qian_2011-3] Qian, Y., Zhang, H., Wu, Z., & Wang, Z. (2011). Vegetation composition and distribution on the northern slope of Karlik Mountain to Naomaohu basin, East Tianshan Mountains. Journal of Arid Land, 3 (1), 15-24. ( PDF )

[Cunningham_1998-4] Cunningham, WD (1998). Lithospheric controls on late Cenozoic construction of the Mongolian Altai. Tectonics, 17 (6), 891-902. ( PDF )

[Chen_2015-5] Chen, Y., Li, Y., Wang, Y., Zhang, M., Cui, Z., Yi, C., & Liu, G. (2015). Late Quaternary glacial history of the Karlik Range, easternmost Tian Shan, derived from 10 Be surface exposure and optically stimulated luminescence datings. Quaternary Science Reviews, 115, 17-27. ( PDF )

[Li_2016-6] Li, Y., Li, Y., Chen, Y., & Lu, X. (2016). Presumed Little Ice Age glacial extent in the eastern Tian Shan, China. Journal of Maps, 12 (sup1), 71-78. ( HTML )