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The Zoigê Marsh (Chinese: 若尔盖湿地; pinyin: Ruò'ěrgài Shīdì), also known as the Ruo'ergai Marsh or the Songpan Grasslands, is located in the eastern part of the Tibetan Plateau and forms the largest high-altitude marsh area in the world.[2] The marsh areas are mainly located in northern Sichuan Province, but extend into southern Gansu and southeastern Qinghai.[3] The marshes are formed in a region of poor drainage that is located between the watersheds of the Yellow and Yangtze Rivers. The marshes are located at an altitude of about 3,600 meters above sea level and cover an area of about 2,600 square kilometers.[3] To east, they are bordered by the Min Mountains and to the west by the Amne Machin mountain range.[3] The marshes can be divided into four geomorphological regions: the Zoigê plateau plain, the Hong Yuan plateau mound, the A Ba plateau mountain, and the Songpan-Lixan Alp.[2] The soil of the marshes contains a layer of peat that is about 2 to 3 meters thick in most places, but c

Zoigê Marsh - Wikipedia Jump to content Coordinates : 33°42′N 102°38′E / 33.700°N 102.633°E / 33.700; 102.633 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Wetlands in Sichuan province, China 33°42′N 102°38′E / 33.700°N 102.633°E / 33.700; 102.633 [[Geographic coordinate system|Coordinates]]: {{#parsoid\u0000fragment:2}}<span class=\"plainlinks nourlexpansion\">[https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Zoig%C3%AA_Marsh&params=33_42_N_102_38_E_ <span class=\"geo-default\"><span class=\"geo-dms\" title=\"Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location\"><span class=\"latitude\">33°42′N</

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