Alpine-Himalayan orogenic belt
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The Alpine-Himalayan orogenic belt is a vast, tectonically active mountain-building zone stretching from southern Europe through the Middle East to Southeast Asia, encompassing major ranges such as the Alps and the Himalayas.
Observed surface forms (10)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alpide belt | 7 |
| Alpine orogeny | 3 |
| Alpide Belt | 2 |
| Alpine–Himalayan orogenic belt | 2 |
| Alpide orogenic belt | 1 |
| Alpide–Himalayan mountain system | 1 |
| Alpine orogenic belt | 1 |
| Alpine orogenic system | 1 |
| Alps–Apennines collision zone | 1 |
| Tethyan orogenic belt | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountain range system
ⓘ
orogenic belt ⓘ tectonic belt ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Alpine-Himalayan orogenic belt
ⓘ
surface form:
Alpide belt
Alpine-Himalayan orogenic belt ⓘ
surface form:
Alpide orogenic belt
Alpine-Himalayan orogenic belt ⓘ
surface form:
Tethyan orogenic belt
|
| associatedWith |
continental collision
ⓘ
subduction of oceanic lithosphere ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
active mountain building
ⓘ
fold-and-thrust belts ⓘ frequent large earthquakes ⓘ high topographic relief ⓘ intense seismic activity ⓘ |
| contains | active volcanoes in parts of the belt ⓘ |
| extendsFrom | southern Europe ⓘ |
| extendsThrough |
Central Asia
ⓘ
Mediterranean region ⓘ Middle East ⓘ |
| extendsTo | Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| formedBy |
collision of African Plate and Eurasian Plate
ⓘ
collision of Arabian Plate and Eurasian Plate ⓘ collision of Indian Plate and Eurasian Plate ⓘ |
| formsBoundaryBetween |
African Plate and Eurasian Plate
ⓘ
Arabian Plate ⓘ
surface form:
Arabian Plate and Eurasian Plate
Eurasian Plate ⓘ
surface form:
Indian Plate and Eurasian Plate
|
| geologicalAge | Cenozoic ⓘ |
| importantFor |
global seismic hazard
ⓘ
understanding plate tectonics ⓘ |
| lengthApproximate | 15000 km ⓘ |
| majorRangeIncludes |
Alps
ⓘ
Arakan Mountains ⓘ
surface form:
Arakan Yoma
Carpathian Mountains ⓘ Caucasus ⓘ
surface form:
Caucasus Mountains
Dinaric Alps ⓘ Hellenides ⓘ Himalayas ⓘ Hindu Kush ⓘ Karakoram ⓘ Taurus Mountains ⓘ Zagros Mountains ⓘ mountain ranges of Indonesia ⓘ |
| orogenyIncludes |
Alpine orogeny
ⓘ
Himalayan orogeny ⓘ |
| partOf |
Alpine-Himalayan orogenic belt
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Alpide–Himalayan mountain system
|
| relatedTo | closure of Tethys Ocean ⓘ |
| spatialRelationTo |
north of African Plate
ⓘ
north of Arabian Plate ⓘ north of Indian Plate ⓘ south of Eurasian craton ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | convergent plate boundary ⓘ |
Referenced by (30)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Alpide belt
this entity surface form:
Alpide orogenic belt
this entity surface form:
Tethyan orogenic belt
this entity surface form:
Alps–Apennines collision zone
this entity surface form:
Alpine orogeny
this entity surface form:
Alpine orogeny
this entity surface form:
Alpide–Himalayan mountain system
this entity surface form:
Alpine orogenic system
this entity surface form:
Alpide belt
this entity surface form:
Alpine orogenic belt
this entity surface form:
Alpine–Himalayan orogenic belt
this entity surface form:
Alpide belt
this entity surface form:
Alpide belt
this entity surface form:
Alpide Belt
this entity surface form:
Alpide belt
this entity surface form:
Alpide Belt
this entity surface form:
Alpide belt
this entity surface form:
Alpine–Himalayan orogenic belt
this entity surface form:
Alpide belt