Bhotekoshi River
Bhote Koshi in Nepal and Poiqu in Tibet (both names roughly mean "Tibetan river") is the name given to the upper course (main tributary) of the Sun Kosi river. It is part of the Koshi River system in Nepal.
| Bhote Koshi / Poiqu | |
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Bhote Koshi near the Tibetan border during dry season | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Zhangzangbo Glacier, Tibet Autonomous Region |
| • elevation | 8,012 m (26,286 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Sun Kosi near Balephi, Sindhupalchowk, Nepal |
• coordinates | 27°43′58″N 85°46′47″E |
• elevation | 640 m (2,100 ft) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Koshi River |
| Poiqu | |||||||||
| Tibetan name | |||||||||
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| Tibetan | བོད་ཆུ | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | river of Tibet | ||||||||
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| Chinese name | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 波曲 | ||||||||
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| Matsang Tsangpo | |||||||||
| Tibetan name | |||||||||
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| Tibetan | མ་གཙང་གཙང་པོ། | ||||||||
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| Chinese name | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 麻章藏布 | ||||||||
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| Bhote Kosi | |||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 波特科西 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 波特科西 | ||||||
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| Nepali name | |||||||
| Nepali | भोटे कोशी | ||||||
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