Marco Polo Mountains
| Marco Polo Mountains | ||
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| location | Qinghai ( PR China ) | |
| part of | Kunlun Mountains | |
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| Coordinates | 36 ° 9 ' N , 93 ° 43' E | |
The Marco Polo Mountains are up to about 6300 m high part of the Kunlun - high mountains in the Hoh Xil area of the Qinghai province in China ( Asia ).
The mountain range south of the Qaidam Basin is the eastern main part of the Kunlun Shan; the western one is the Przhevalsky Mountains . It represents part of the north-eastern boundary of the highlands of Tibet , some of which extend beyond the borders of Tibet .
The name Marco Polo Mountains is used almost exclusively in the literature and media of the western hemisphere . The mountains were named after the Venetian salesman Marco Polo (1254-1324).