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.


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.

Himalayas contains Greater Himalayas
Greater Himalayas countrySubdivisionOf Greater Himalayas self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Nepal Himalayas
Gandaki River crosses Greater Himalayas
this entity surface form: Main Himalayan Range
Zanskar River geologicalSetting Greater Himalayas
Mount Everest liesOn Greater Himalayas
this entity surface form: Main Himalayan ridge
K2 locatedInSystem Greater Himalayas
Cho Oyu parentRange Greater Himalayas
Astore Valley partOf Greater Himalayas
this entity surface form: Greater Himalaya region
Baltoro Muztagh partOf Greater Himalayas
this entity surface form: Greater Himalaya mountain system
Kangchenjunga partOf Greater Himalayas
this entity surface form: Great Himalaya range
Karakoram partOf Greater Himalayas
this entity surface form: Greater Himalaya mountain system
Ladakh partOf Greater Himalayas
Lhotse partOf Greater Himalayas
this entity surface form: Great Himalaya range
Makalu partOf Greater Himalayas
this entity surface form: Great Himalaya Range
Mount Everest partOf Greater Himalayas
this entity surface form: Mahalangur Himal sub-range
Himalayan orogeny produces Greater Himalayas
this entity surface form: Greater Himalaya