Qilian Mountains
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The Qilian Mountains are a major mountain range in northern China that form part of the northeastern edge of the Tibetan Plateau and serve as an important climatic and ecological boundary in the region.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Qilian Mountains canonical | 7 |
| Qilian Shan main peak | 1 |
| 祁连山 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1410287 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Qilian Mountains Context triple: [Tibetan Plateau, borderedBy, Qilian Mountains]
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A.
Kunlun Mountains
The Kunlun Mountains are a vast high-altitude mountain range in western China that form one of Asia’s major geological and geographical boundaries, separating the Tibetan Plateau from the deserts to its north.
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B.
Altyn-Tagh Mountains
The Altyn-Tagh Mountains are a major mountain range in northwestern China that form part of the northern edge of the Tibetan Plateau and act as a natural barrier between the plateau and the surrounding desert basins.
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C.
Taihang Mountains
The Taihang Mountains are a major mountain range in northern China, forming a natural boundary between the Loess Plateau and the North China Plain and known for their steep cliffs and scenic gorges.
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D.
Qinling Mountains
The Qinling Mountains are a major east–west mountain range in central China that form a natural climatic and geographical boundary between northern and southern China.
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E.
Yan Mountains
The Yan Mountains are a major mountain range in northern China that form a natural barrier between the North China Plain and the Mongolian Plateau.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Qilian Mountains Target entity description: The Qilian Mountains are a major mountain range in northern China that form part of the northeastern edge of the Tibetan Plateau and serve as an important climatic and ecological boundary in the region.
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A.
Kunlun Mountains
The Kunlun Mountains are a vast high-altitude mountain range in western China that form one of Asia’s major geological and geographical boundaries, separating the Tibetan Plateau from the deserts to its north.
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B.
Altyn-Tagh Mountains
The Altyn-Tagh Mountains are a major mountain range in northwestern China that form part of the northern edge of the Tibetan Plateau and act as a natural barrier between the plateau and the surrounding desert basins.
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C.
Taihang Mountains
The Taihang Mountains are a major mountain range in northern China, forming a natural boundary between the Loess Plateau and the North China Plain and known for their steep cliffs and scenic gorges.
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D.
Qinling Mountains
The Qinling Mountains are a major east–west mountain range in central China that form a natural climatic and geographical boundary between northern and southern China.
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E.
Yan Mountains
The Yan Mountains are a major mountain range in northern China that form a natural barrier between the North China Plain and the Mongolian Plateau.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | mountain range ⓘ |
| biodiversityStatus | important habitat for cold-adapted species ⓘ |
| borderOf |
Menyuan Hui Autonomous County
ⓘ
Qilian County ⓘ Sun’an County ⓘ |
| ChineseName |
Qilian Mountains
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
祁连山
|
| climate |
alpine climate
ⓘ
cold semi-arid ⓘ |
| climaticRole |
barrier to moist air masses from the southeast
ⓘ
climatic boundary between arid northwest China and the Tibetan Plateau ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | contains nature reserves ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| drainagePattern | endorheic and exorheic rivers ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | ecological boundary between alpine and desert ecosystems ⓘ |
| elevation | over 5000 metres ⓘ |
| forms | northeastern edge of the Tibetan Plateau ⓘ |
| geologicalEra |
Mesozoic
ⓘ
Paleozoic ⓘ |
| geologicalProcess | continental collision ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
alpine meadows
ⓘ
coniferous forests ⓘ endorheic basins ⓘ glaciers ⓘ permafrost ⓘ |
| highestPoint |
Qilian Mountains
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Qilian Shan main peak
Tuanjie Peak ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
important in Silk Road geography
ⓘ
northern frontier of ancient Chinese states ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gansu Province
ⓘ
Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region ⓘ Qinghai ⓘ
surface form:
Qinghai Province
North China ⓘ
surface form:
northern China
|
| MongolianName |
Qílián Shān
ⓘ
surface form:
Qilian Uul
|
| mountainRangeType | fold mountain range ⓘ |
| nameLanguage |
Chinese
ⓘ
Mongolian ⓘ |
| near |
Hexi Corridor
ⓘ
Qaidam Basin ⓘ |
| partOf |
Altyn-Tagh Mountains
ⓘ
surface form:
Altyn-Tagh–Qilian orogenic system
Tibetan Plateau ⓘ |
| separates |
Hexi Corridor
ⓘ
Tibetan Plateau ⓘ |
| sourceOfWaterFor |
Shiyang River
ⓘ
surface form:
Heihe River
Hexi Corridor oases ⓘ Shiyang River ⓘ Shule River ⓘ |
| transliteration | Qílián Shān ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Qilian Mountains Description of subject: The Qilian Mountains are a major mountain range in northern China that form part of the northeastern edge of the Tibetan Plateau and serve as an important climatic and ecological boundary in the region.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Qilian Shan main peak
this entity surface form:
祁连山