Transhimalaya

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geographical region mountain range

The Transhimalaya is a high, remote mountain range running parallel to the main Himalayas, primarily across Tibet and parts of India and Nepal, known for its arid plateaus and rugged peaks.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Trans-Himalaya 5
Trans-Himalaya region 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region ⓘ
mountain range ⓘ
age Cenozoic ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Transhimalaya ⓘ
surface form: Trans-Himalaya
averageElevation over 4000 metres ⓘ
borders Tibetan Plateau ⓘ
main Himalayan range ⓘ
climate cold desert ⓘ
semi-arid ⓘ
contains Kunlun Mountains ⓘ
surface form: Gangdise Range

Kailash Range ⓘ
Ladakh Range ⓘ
Nyainqêntanglha Range ⓘ
Zanskar Range ⓘ
country China ⓘ
India ⓘ
Nepal ⓘ
ecoregion sparse alpine vegetation ⓘ
extendsAcross central Tibet ⓘ
eastern Tibet ⓘ
Tibet Autonomous Region ⓘ
surface form: western Tibet
formedBy India–Eurasia plate collision ⓘ
geology intrusive igneous rocks in parts ⓘ
largely composed of sedimentary rocks ⓘ
highestPeak Nyainqêntanglha Feng ⓘ
humanActivity limited agriculture in valleys ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ
hydrologicalRole source region for several Himalayan rivers ⓘ
knownFor arid plateaus ⓘ
high elevation ⓘ
remote terrain ⓘ
rugged peaks ⓘ
locatedIn China ⓘ
India ⓘ
Nepal ⓘ
Tibet Autonomous Region ⓘ
surface form: Tibet
notableFeature Mount Kailash ⓘ
surface form: Mount Kailash area

high passes over 5000 metres ⓘ
orientation northwest–southeast ⓘ
partOf Alpine-Himalayan orogenic belt ⓘ
surface form: Alpine–Himalayan orogenic belt

Himalayan region ⓘ
passesThrough Ladakh ⓘ
Ladakh ⓘ
surface form: Zanskar

Sudurpashchim Province ⓘ
surface form: western Nepal
populationDensity very low ⓘ
runsParallelTo Himalayas ⓘ
tectonicSetting northern margin of Indian Plate ⓘ
southern margin of Eurasian Plate ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

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

Transhimalaya → alsoKnownAs → Transhimalaya ⓘ
this entity surface form: Trans-Himalaya
Tibet Autonomous Region → borderFeature → Transhimalaya ⓘ
Himalayas → contains → Transhimalaya ⓘ
Nubra Valley → locatedIn → Transhimalaya ⓘ
this entity surface form: Trans-Himalaya region
Shyok River → locatedIn → Transhimalaya ⓘ
Sven Hedin → notableWork → Transhimalaya ⓘ
this entity surface form: Trans-Himalaya
Ladakh → partOf → Transhimalaya ⓘ
this entity surface form: Trans-Himalaya
Lake Manasarovar region → partOf → Transhimalaya ⓘ
Karakoram Pass → region → Transhimalaya ⓘ
this entity surface form: Trans-Himalaya
Ghaghara → sourceRegion → Transhimalaya ⓘ
this entity surface form: Trans-Himalaya