Daxue Mountains

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The Daxue Mountains are a major mountain range in western Sichuan, China, known for their high, glaciated peaks including Gongga Shan, one of the tallest mountains east of the Himalayas.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain range
climate alpine climate
contains Gongga Shan NERFINISHED
Minya Konka NERFINISHED
Mount Gongga NERFINISHED
glacial cirques
high passes
country China
drainageDivideBetween Yalong River basin NERFINISHED
Yangtze River basin NERFINISHED
drainedBy Dadu River NERFINISHED
Yalong River NERFINISHED
elevationClass high mountains
geologicalAge Cenozoic
hasBiodiversity alpine ecosystems
subalpine forests
hasFeature deep valleys
glaciers
rugged terrain
hasGeologyType fold mountains
hasHighestPoint Gongga Shan NERFINISHED
hasTourismType mountaineering
trekking
isOneOf major mountain ranges of Sichuan
tallest mountain ranges east of the Himalayas
knownFor extensive mountain glaciers
high glaciated peaks
steep relief
languageRegion Chinese
locatedEastOf Tibetan Plateau NERFINISHED
locatedIn Sichuan Province NERFINISHED
western Sichuan NERFINISHED
locatedOnContinent Asia
locatedWestOf Sichuan Basin NERFINISHED
nameMeaning Great Snow Mountains NERFINISHED
orogeny Himalayan orogeny
partOf Hengduan Mountains NERFINISHED
eastern edge of the Tibetan Plateau
region Southwestern China NERFINISHED
separates Sichuan Basin NERFINISHED
Tibetan Plateau NERFINISHED

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Hengduan Mountains contains Daxue Mountains