Greater Himalayas
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The Greater Himalayas, also known as the Himadri, form the highest and most rugged range of the Himalayan mountain system, containing many of the world's tallest peaks including Mount Everest.
Observed surface forms (9)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| Great Himalaya range | 0 | 2 |
| Greater Himalaya mountain system | 0 | 2 |
| Great Himalaya Range | 0 | 1 |
| Greater Himalaya | 0 | 1 |
| Greater Himalaya region | 0 | 1 |
| Mahalangur Himal sub-range | 0 | 1 |
| Main Himalayan Range | 0 | 1 |
| Main Himalayan ridge | 0 | 1 |
| Nepal Himalayas | 0 | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
→
mountain range → |
| alsoKnownAs | Himadri → |
| averageElevation | over 6000 metres → |
| characterizedBy |
highest peaks of the Himalayas
→
permanent snow and ice → rugged topography → |
| contains |
Annapurna
→
Cho Oyu → Dhaulagiri → K2 → Kangchenjunga → Lhotse → Makalu → Manaslu → Mount Everest → Nanga Parbat → Shishapangma → source regions of major Asian rivers → |
| containsFeature |
Himalayan glaciers
→
high mountain passes → |
| countrySubdivisionOf |
Eastern Himalayas
→
surface form:
Bhutan Himalayas
Himalayas →
surface form:
Indian Himalayas
Greater Himalayas self-linksurface differs →
surface form:
Nepal Himalayas
Tibetan Himalayas → |
| drainedBy |
Brahmaputra River tributaries
→
Ganges River tributaries → Indus River tributaries → |
| extendsAcross |
Bhutan
→
China → India → Nepal → Pakistan → |
| formedBy | collision of Indian Plate and Eurasian Plate → |
| formsBoundaryBetween | Tibetan Plateau and southern Himalayan ranges → |
| geologicalAge | Cenozoic → |
| hasClimate | cold alpine climate → |
| hasHighestPoint | Mount Everest → |
| hasLandform |
deep valleys
→
steep slopes → |
| hasVegetationZone |
alpine vegetation
→
nival zone → subnival zone → |
| influences | South Asian monsoon climate → |
| isHighestRangeOf |
Himalayas
→
surface form:
Himalayan mountain system
|
| locatedIn | Asia → |
| orientedAlong | northwest–southeast direction → |
| partOf | Himalayas → |
| separates | Tibetan Plateau from Indo-Gangetic Plain → |
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Nepal Himalayas
this entity surface form:
Main Himalayan Range
this entity surface form:
Main Himalayan ridge
this entity surface form:
Greater Himalaya region
this entity surface form:
Greater Himalaya mountain system
this entity surface form:
Great Himalaya range
this entity surface form:
Mahalangur Himal sub-range
this entity surface form:
Greater Himalaya