Transhimalaya

E33415

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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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Trans-Himalaya	15
Transhimalaya canonical	12
Trans-Himalayan region	8
Trans-Himalaya region	2
Transhimalaya region	2
Trans-Himalayan Ladakh	1
Trans-Himalayan ecosystem	1
Transhimalayan range	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 (42)

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

Himalayas → contains → Transhimalaya ⓘ

Ghaghara → sourceRegion → Transhimalaya ⓘ

this entity surface form: Trans-Himalaya

Transhimalaya → alsoKnownAs → Transhimalaya ⓘ

this entity surface form: Trans-Himalaya

Tibet Autonomous Region → borderFeature → Transhimalaya ⓘ

Nubra Valley → locatedIn → Transhimalaya ⓘ

this entity surface form: Trans-Himalaya region

Karakoram Pass → region → Transhimalaya ⓘ

this entity surface form: Trans-Himalaya

Shyok River → locatedIn → Transhimalaya ⓘ

Lake Manasarovar region → partOf → Transhimalaya ⓘ

Ladakh → partOf → Transhimalaya ⓘ

this entity surface form: Trans-Himalaya

Sven Hedin → notableWork → Transhimalaya ⓘ

this entity surface form: Trans-Himalaya

Lahaul and Spiti district → partOf → Transhimalaya ⓘ

this entity surface form: Trans-Himalayan region

Mount Kailash → locatedIn → Transhimalaya ⓘ

Shipki La → locatedInSubregion → Transhimalaya ⓘ

this entity surface form: Trans-Himalaya

Spiti River → region → Transhimalaya ⓘ

this entity surface form: Trans-Himalaya

Nyainqêntanglha Range → partOf → Transhimalaya ⓘ

Nyainqêntanglha Feng → locatedIn → Transhimalaya ⓘ

Nyainqêntanglha Feng → parentRange → Transhimalaya ⓘ

Shishapangma → isPartOf → Transhimalaya ⓘ

this entity surface form: Transhimalaya region

Kailash Range → partOf → Transhimalaya ⓘ

Kailash Range → geologicalType → Transhimalaya ⓘ

this entity surface form: Transhimalayan range

Ladakh Range → partOf → Transhimalaya ⓘ

this entity surface form: Trans-Himalaya

Zanskar Range → partOf → Transhimalaya ⓘ

this entity surface form: Trans-Himalaya

Tibetan Himalayas → borders → Transhimalaya ⓘ

Indira Col → locatedInHimalayanRegion → Transhimalaya ⓘ

this entity surface form: Trans-Himalaya

Sumur → region → Transhimalaya ⓘ

this entity surface form: Trans-Himalayan region

Hunder sand dunes → locatedIn → Transhimalaya ⓘ

this entity surface form: Trans-Himalayan region

Leh → locatedIn → Transhimalaya ⓘ

this entity surface form: Trans-Himalaya

Nubra River → region → Transhimalaya ⓘ

this entity surface form: Trans-Himalaya

Durbuk → locatedIn → Transhimalaya ⓘ

this entity surface form: Trans-Himalayan region

Shyok Valley → locatedIn → Transhimalaya ⓘ

this entity surface form: Trans-Himalaya region

Turtuk → locatedInRegion → Transhimalaya ⓘ

this entity surface form: Trans-Himalayan region

Tangtse → locatedInRegion → Transhimalaya ⓘ

this entity surface form: Trans-Himalayan Ladakh

Shey Phoksundo National Park → contains → Transhimalaya ⓘ

this entity surface form: Trans-Himalayan ecosystem

Lake Manasarovar → partOf → Transhimalaya ⓘ

this entity surface form: Transhimalaya region

Kailash-Manasarovar pilgrimage route → region → Transhimalaya ⓘ

this entity surface form: Trans-Himalaya

Magnetic Hill → region → Transhimalaya ⓘ

this entity surface form: Trans-Himalaya

Tso Moriri → partOf → Transhimalaya ⓘ

this entity surface form: Trans-Himalayan region

Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve → locatedIn → Transhimalaya ⓘ

this entity surface form: Trans-Himalayan region

Pangong Tso → partOf → Transhimalaya ⓘ

this entity surface form: Trans-Himalayan region

Greater Tibet cultural sphere → locatedIn → Transhimalaya ⓘ

Lamayuru Monastery → region → Transhimalaya ⓘ

this entity surface form: Trans-Himalaya

Dangla or Tanglha → partOf → Transhimalaya ⓘ

subject surface form: Dangla