Patkai-Chindwin system
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The Patkai-Chindwin system is a mountainous region in Northeast India and western Myanmar that forms part of the complex hill ranges marking the eastern boundary of the Indian subcontinent.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Patkai-Chindwin system canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountain range system
ⓘ
physiographic region ⓘ |
| climate |
humid subtropical climate in lower elevations
ⓘ
temperate climate in higher elevations ⓘ |
| country |
India
ⓘ
Myanmar ⓘ |
| drainedBy |
Brahmaputra River tributaries
ⓘ
Chindwin River tributaries ⓘ Irrawaddy River tributaries ⓘ |
| extendsAlong | India–Myanmar border NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| forms | part of the eastern orographic barrier of India ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting |
collision zone between Indian Plate and Burma microplate
ⓘ
eastern margin of the Indian Plate ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Chin Hills
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chindwin River valley-related hill tracts ⓘ Lushai Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ Mizo Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ Naga Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ Patkai Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| highestPointRegion | Naga Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Northeast India
ⓘ
western Myanmar ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Chindwin River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Patkai Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orientation | generally north–south to north-northeast–south-southwest ⓘ |
| orogeny | Alpine-Himalayan orogenic system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Indo-Myanmar ranges
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
complex hill ranges of Northeast India ⓘ eastern boundary of the Indian subcontinent ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Arunachal Pradesh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chin State NERFINISHED ⓘ Manipur NERFINISHED ⓘ Mizoram NERFINISHED ⓘ Nagaland NERFINISHED ⓘ Sagaing Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Northeast India
ⓘ
Upper Myanmar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separates |
Assam region from Myanmar
ⓘ
Brahmaputra Valley from Myanmar plateau areas ⓘ |
| significance |
forms natural frontier between Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia
ⓘ
important for monsoon rainfall patterns in Northeast India ⓘ |
| vegetation |
montane forests
ⓘ
subtropical broadleaf forests ⓘ tropical evergreen forests ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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