Xining Basin
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Xining Basin is an intermontane basin in Qinghai Province, China, that forms the main geographic setting for the city of Xining and its surrounding river valleys.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Xining Basin canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
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intermontane basin ⓘ |
| administrativeCenter | Xining NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | semi‑arid continental climate ⓘ |
| contains |
Cenozoic sedimentary sequences
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Huangshui River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ city of Xining NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| drainedBy | Huangshui River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 2200–2400 m above sea level ⓘ |
| formsGeographicSettingFor | Xining NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Cenozoic ⓘ |
| geomorphology | valley‑basin system with surrounding highlands ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
agriculture in river valleys
ⓘ
urban development around Xining ⓘ |
| hasResearchInterest |
Asian monsoon evolution
ⓘ
Cenozoic environmental change ⓘ tectonic uplift of northeastern Tibetan Plateau ⓘ |
| hasUrbanArea | Xining metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hydrology | Huangshui River and tributaries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
loess and red‑bed successions
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paleoclimate records ⓘ thick fluvio‑lacustrine deposits ⓘ |
| landUse |
cropland in valley floors
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grazing on surrounding slopes ⓘ |
| languageRegion | predominantly Mandarin Chinese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Qinghai Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern part of Qinghai‑Tibet Plateau transition zone ⓘ north‑eastern Qinghai ⓘ |
| locatedOn | northeastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau ⓘ |
| near | upper Yellow River region ⓘ |
| partOf | Tibetan Plateau foreland basins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
geological field studies
ⓘ
paleomagnetic analyses ⓘ sedimentological research ⓘ |
| supportsPopulation | dense population relative to surrounding plateau ⓘ |
| surroundedBy |
Qilian Mountains (regionally)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
mountain ranges ⓘ |
| timeZone | China Standard Time ⓘ |
| transportCorridor |
Lanzhou–Qinghai railway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
major highways linking Qinghai with Gansu ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Yellow River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | hydropower and irrigation along Huangshui River ⓘ |
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