Tibetan Plateau
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The Tibetan Plateau is a vast high-altitude region in Central Asia, often called the "Roof of the World," known for its extreme elevation, unique climate, and crucial role in influencing Asian weather and river systems.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
ⓘ
high-altitude plateau ⓘ plateau ⓘ |
| area | about 2500000 square kilometers ⓘ |
| averageElevation | about 4500 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| biodiversityHotspot | Himalaya region adjacent to plateau ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Hengduan Mountains
ⓘ
Himalayas ⓘ Karakoram ⓘ
surface form:
Karakoram Range
Kunlun Mountains ⓘ Qilian Mountains ⓘ |
| climate |
cold
ⓘ
dry ⓘ highland climate ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
barley cultivation
ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ yak herding ⓘ |
| ecoregion |
Tibetan Plateau alpine shrub and meadows
ⓘ
Tibetan Plateau self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Tibetan Plateau steppe
|
| environmentalIssue |
glacier retreat
ⓘ
grassland degradation ⓘ permafrost degradation ⓘ |
| extendsInto |
Bhutan
ⓘ
India ⓘ Nepal ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ |
| geologicalFeature | thickened continental crust ⓘ |
| importance |
key regulator of Asian climate
ⓘ
major freshwater source for Asia ⓘ |
| influences |
Asian monsoon system
ⓘ
East Asian summer monsoon ⓘ Southwest monsoon ⓘ
surface form:
Indian summer monsoon
atmospheric circulation over Asia ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy |
Qiang people
ⓘ
Tibetan people ⓘ
surface form:
Tibetans
various nomadic pastoralist groups ⓘ |
| knownFor |
alpine grasslands
ⓘ
high solar radiation ⓘ large glacier systems ⓘ permafrost ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Asia
ⓘ
China ⓘ Gansu Province ⓘ Qinghai ⓘ
surface form:
Qinghai Province
Sichuan Province ⓘ Tibet Autonomous Region ⓘ Yunnan Province ⓘ |
| maximumElevation | over 5000 meters above sea level in many areas ⓘ |
| nickname | Roof of the World ⓘ |
| partlyLocatedIn |
Bhutan
ⓘ
India ⓘ Nepal ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ |
| populationDensity | low ⓘ |
| sourceOf |
Brahmaputra
ⓘ
surface form:
Brahmaputra River
Ganges headwaters ⓘ Indus River ⓘ Irrawaddy River ⓘ Mekong River ⓘ Salween River ⓘ Yangtze River ⓘ Yellow River ⓘ |
| tectonicOrigin | collision of Indian Plate and Eurasian Plate ⓘ |
| timeZone | China Standard Time ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Tibet Plateau
this entity surface form:
Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
this entity surface form:
Tibetan Plateau steppe
this entity surface form:
Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
this entity surface form:
Tibet Plateau
this entity surface form:
Tibetan Plateau region
this entity surface form:
Tibetan Plateau orogenic system
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High Asia
this entity surface form:
Qinghai–Tibet Plateau
this entity surface form:
Qinghai–Tibet Plateau