Ladakh Range
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The Ladakh Range is a high-altitude mountain range in the northern Indian Himalayas, known for its stark, arid landscapes and strategic location near the borders with Tibet and Pakistan.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ladakh Range canonical | 3 |
| Ladakh Himalayas | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
ⓘ
mountain range ⓘ |
| administrativeRegion |
Leh
ⓘ
surface form:
Leh district
|
| borders |
China
ⓘ
Tibet Autonomous Region ⓘ
surface form:
Tibet
|
| climate | cold desert ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Indus River basin ⓘ |
| elevationType | high-altitude ⓘ |
| extendsFrom | southeastern Ladakh ⓘ |
| extendsTo | northwestern Ladakh ⓘ |
| geology | mostly sedimentary rocks ⓘ |
| geopoliticalSignificance |
India–China border
ⓘ
surface form:
India–China border area
proximity to Line of Actual Control ⓘ proximity to Line of Control ⓘ |
| highestPassApproxElevation | about 5350 metres ⓘ |
| knownFor |
arid landscapes
ⓘ
high altitude ⓘ stark landscapes ⓘ strategic location ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
India
ⓘ
Ladakh ⓘ Ladakh ⓘ
surface form:
Union Territory of Ladakh
|
| nearBorderWith | Pakistan ⓘ |
| notableRoad |
Leh–Nubra road
ⓘ
surface form:
Leh–Nubra road via Khardung La
Leh–Pangong route via Chang La ⓘ |
| overlooks | Leh ⓘ |
| partOf |
Greater Himalayas
ⓘ
surface form:
Greater Himalaya region
Transhimalaya ⓘ
surface form:
Trans-Himalaya
northern Indian Himalayas ⓘ |
| passesInclude |
Chang La
ⓘ
Khardung La ⓘ Wari La ⓘ |
| primaryAccessTown | Leh ⓘ |
| regionType | trans-Himalayan ⓘ |
| relativeLocation |
north of Indus River valley
ⓘ
south of Karakoram Range ⓘ |
| separates |
Indus Valley
ⓘ
Karakoram ⓘ
surface form:
Karakoram Range
|
| terrain |
barren
ⓘ
rugged ⓘ |
| tourismActivities |
high-altitude trekking
ⓘ
mountain passes tourism ⓘ |
| usedFor |
military deployment
ⓘ
road transport corridors ⓘ |
| vegetation | sparse ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ladakh Himalayas