Himalaya–Karakoram region

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geographical region high-altitude region mountain region

The Himalaya–Karakoram region is a vast high-altitude mountain area in South and Central Asia, renowned for containing many of the world’s tallest and most rugged peaks, including K2 and much of the greater Himalayan and Karakoram ranges.

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All labels observed (10)

Label Occurrences
Himalaya–Karakoram region canonical 6
Himalaya–Karakoram mountain system 5
Himalaya–Karakoram system 2

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region ⓘ
high-altitude region ⓘ
mountain region ⓘ
biodiversity alpine ecosystems ⓘ
glacial ecosystems ⓘ
borderRegionOf India and China ⓘ
India–Pakistan relations ⓘ
surface form: India and Pakistan

Pakistan and China ⓘ
climate arid continental influence in Karakoram ⓘ
high mountain climate ⓘ
influence of South Asian monsoon ⓘ
contains Annapurna ⓘ
surface form: Annapurna Massif

Baltoro Glacier ⓘ
Brahmaputra ⓘ
surface form: Brahmaputra River headwaters

Broad Peak ⓘ
Cho Oyu ⓘ
Bhagirathi River ⓘ
surface form: Ganges River headwaters

Gasherbrum I ⓘ
Gasherbrum II ⓘ
Himalayas ⓘ
Indus River ⓘ
surface form: Indus River headwaters

K2 ⓘ
Kangchenjunga ⓘ
Karakoram ⓘ
surface form: Karakoram Range

Lhotse ⓘ
Makalu ⓘ
Mount Everest ⓘ
Nanga Parbat ⓘ
Siachen Glacier ⓘ
geologicalOrigin collision of Indian Plate and Eurasian Plate ⓘ
highestPoint Mount Everest ⓘ
importantFor Asian water resources ⓘ
glaciology research ⓘ
mountaineering ⓘ
knownFor concentration of eight-thousanders ⓘ
extreme elevation ⓘ
large valley glaciers ⓘ
rugged terrain ⓘ
very high relief ⓘ
locatedIn Central Asia ⓘ
South Asia ⓘ
partOf Alpine-Himalayan orogenic belt ⓘ
surface form: Alpine–Himalayan orogenic belt

Greater Himalayas ⓘ
surface form: Greater Himalaya
spans Afghanistan ⓘ
Bhutan ⓘ
China ⓘ
India ⓘ
Nepal ⓘ
Pakistan ⓘ

Referenced by (20)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Masherbrum Mountains → mountainSystem → Himalaya–Karakoram region ⓘ
Siachen Muztagh → mountainSystem → Himalaya–Karakoram region ⓘ
Passu Cones → partOf → Himalaya–Karakoram region ⓘ
Broad Peak → parentRange → Himalaya–Karakoram region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Himalaya–Karakoram system
Skil Brum → region → Himalaya–Karakoram region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Karakoram Himalaya
Himalayan glaciers → partOf → Himalaya–Karakoram region ⓘ
this entity surface form: High Mountain Asia
Trans-Karakoram Tract → near → Himalaya–Karakoram region ⓘ
this entity surface form: K2 region
K1 → partOf → Himalaya–Karakoram region ⓘ
GII → isPartOf → Himalaya–Karakoram region ⓘ
subject surface form: Gasherbrum II
this entity surface form: Himalaya–Karakoram mountain system
Central Karakoram National Park → partOf → Himalaya–Karakoram region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Himalaya–Karakoram–Hindukush region
Gasherbrum Glacier → partOf → Himalaya–Karakoram region ⓘ
Bride Peak → partOf → Himalaya–Karakoram region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Himalaya–Karakoram mountain system
Latok I → parentRange → Himalaya–Karakoram region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Himalaya–Karakoram system
Latok IV → belongsTo → Himalaya–Karakoram region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Himalaya–Karakoram mountain system
Italian Karakoram expedition 1958 → locatedInMountainSystem → Himalaya–Karakoram region ⓘ
Askole → locatedInMountainSystem → Himalaya–Karakoram region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Greater Himalaya–Karakoram region
Rakaposhi → geologicalRange → Himalaya–Karakoram region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Greater Himalaya-Karakoram region
Batura Muztagh → partOf → Himalaya–Karakoram region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Himalaya–Karakoram mountain system
Ladyfinger Peak → parentSystem → Himalaya–Karakoram region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Himalaya–Karakoram mountain system
Satpara Stream → locatedIn → Himalaya–Karakoram region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Himalayan–Karakoram region