MAJOR RIVERS ORIGINATING IN TIBET

River Countries  River Flows Through
BrahmaputraTibetan name – Yarlung Tsangpo India – Brahmaputra
Bangladesh – Jamuna Empties into Bay of Bengal
SalweenSouthwest China
Myanmar, forms border with
Thailand
Empties into Andaman Sea
YangtseChina
Empties into East China Sea
YellowChina
Empties into Bohai Sea
MekongMainland China
Laos, part of border with Myanmar and Thailand
Cambodia
Vietnam
Empties into South China Sea
Bhote KosiTibetan name – Rongshar Tsangpo Nepal
India – Kosi – joins Ganga in Bihar
ArunTibetan name – Bhumchu
Nepal – Bhote Kosi – joins Arun River
They both merge in Ganga in India
KarnaliTibetan name – Mabchu Khambab
Nepal
India – A major feeder for Ganga
TrishuliOriginates as a stream in Tibet
Tibetan name – Kirong Tsangpo   Forms Tibet – Nepal border
Nepal – joins Narayani/Gandak river
India – merges with Ganga at Patna
IndusTibetan  name – Sanggye Tsangpo India
Pakistan
Empties into Arabian Sea 
SutlejTibetan – Langchan Khambab Pakistan, joins Indus
Empties into Arabian Sea
IrrawaddySource area disputed between Tibet and Myanmar
A major feeder of the river, Dulong Jiang, is in Tibet
Empties into Andaman Sea
ManasTibetan name – Lhodrak Sharchu
Bhutan
India – Assam – merges into Brahmaputra

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