East Asian mountain system

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The East Asian mountain system is a vast network of major mountain ranges stretching across eastern Asia, influencing the region’s climate, biodiversity, and geological structure.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain system
actsAs climatic barrier
affects monsoon circulation in East Asia
contains deep river valleys
high plateaus
continent Asia
extendsAcross Bhutan
China
Japan
Korean Peninsula
Mongolia
Nepal
Russia
northern India
northern Indochina
northern Myanmar
formedBy collision of Indian Plate and Eurasian Plate
plate tectonics
subduction of Pacific Plate beneath Eurasian Plate
hasMajorRange Akaishi Mountains
Altai Mountains
Changbai Mountains
Chersky Range
Daba Mountains
Greater Khingan Range
Hida Mountains
Himalayas
Japanese Alps
Kiso Mountains
Kolyma Mountains
Korean Peninsula mountain ranges
Kunlun Mountains
Lesser Khingan Range
Longmen Mountains
Nanling Mountains
Qinling Mountains
Sayan Mountains
Sikhote-Alin
Stanovoy Range
Taihang Mountains
Tian Shan
Verkhoyansk Range
Yablonoi Mountains
influences biodiversity of East Asia
climate of East Asia
geological structure of East Asia
locatedIn East Asia
partOf Alpine-Himalayan orogenic belt
supports diverse ecosystems

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Sikhote-Alin
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