North Asia
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North Asia is the vast, sparsely populated northern part of the Asian continent, dominated by Siberia and characterized by its cold climate and extensive forests and tundra.
Aliases (6)
- Northern Asia ×10
- Asian Russia ×2
- Northeast Asia ×2
- Northeastern Asia ×2
- North Asian region ×1
- northern Asia ×1
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
→
subregion of Asia → |
| alsoKnownAs |
North Asian region
→
Northern Asia → |
| borders |
Arctic Ocean
→
Central Asia → East Asia → Europe → North Pacific Ocean → |
| characterizedBy |
cold climate
→
continental climate → polar climate → subarctic climate → |
| climateZone |
polar zone
→
subarctic zone → |
| contains |
Arctic coastal plains
→
Lake Baikal → Lena River basin → Ob River basin → Russian Far East → Siberia → Ural Mountains (eastern slopes) → Yenisei River basin → |
| continentPartOf |
Asia
→
|
| dominantArea |
Siberia
→
|
| economicActivity |
forestry
→
mining → oil and gas extraction → |
| ecoregionImportance |
major carbon sink due to boreal forests
→
|
| geopoliticalStatus |
mostly within one sovereign state (Russia)
→
|
| hasBiome |
boreal forest
→
mountain ranges → taiga → tundra → |
| hasFeature |
permafrost
→
sparsely populated areas → vast plains → |
| hasNaturalResource |
minerals
→
natural gas → oil → timber → |
| largestCountryCoveringRegion |
Russia
→
|
| locatedIn |
Eastern Hemisphere
→
Northern Hemisphere → |
| partOf |
Russian Federation
→
|
| populationDensity |
low
→
|
| timeZones |
multiple time zones
→
|
| vegetationType |
coniferous forest
→
mosses and lichens → |
Referenced by (19)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
("Northeast Asia")
→
Russia ("Northern Asia") → Siberia ("northern Asia") → Slavs ("Northern Asia") → Soviet period ("Northern Asia") → |
locatedIn |
|
North Asia
("Northern Asia")
→
North Asia ("North Asian region") → |
alsoKnownAs |
|
Avachinsky
("Northeastern Asia")
→
Yenisei River ("Northern Asia") → |
region |
|
Slavic languages
("Northern Asia")
→
|
areSpokenIn |
|
European Russia
("Asian Russia")
→
|
borders |
|
Asia
→
|
containsSubregion |
|
Tsardom of Russia
("Northern Asia")
→
|
expandedAcross |
|
Eskimo–Aleut languages
("Northeastern Asia")
→
|
geographicDistribution |
|
Russian ruble (Empire)
("Northern Asia")
→
|
historicalRegion |
|
Siberian musk deer
("Northeast Asia")
→
|
nativeTo |
|
Northern Russia
("Asian Russia")
→
|
partOf |
|
Russian Empire
("Northern Asia")
→
|
territoryIncludes |
|
Cyrillic script
("Northern Asia")
→
|
usedInRegion |