Eastern Himalayas

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The Eastern Himalayas are a biodiverse mountainous region in the eastern part of the Himalayan range, spanning countries such as Bhutan, India, and Nepal and known for their rich ecosystems and high peaks.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf biodiversity hotspot
mountain range region
borders Indo-Gangetic Plain
surface form: Gangetic Plains

Indo-Burma biodiversity hotspot
Tibetan Plateau
climateType alpine at higher elevations
humid subtropical at lower elevations
monsoon-influenced
contains Arun River
surface form: Arun River basin

Bhutan
surface form: Bhutan Himalaya

Brahmaputra River headwaters
Kangchenjunga
Manas River
surface form: Manas River basin

Sikkim Himalaya
Teesta River
surface form: Teesta River basin
elevationRange from low foothills to over 8000 meters
extendsInto Tibet Autonomous Region
surface form: Tibet
hasConservationStatus global biodiversity hotspot
hasEcosystemType alpine meadow
coniferous forest
high-altitude grassland
montane forest
subtropical forest
temperate broadleaf forest
hasKeySpecies Asian elephants
surface form: Asian elephant

Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris)
surface form: Bengal tiger

Himalayan monal
magnolia species
musk deer
oak species
red panda
rhododendron species
satyr tragopan
snow leopard
importantFor freshwater supply for downstream regions
traditional livelihoods of local communities
inhabitedBy Bhutia communities
Sherpa people
surface form: Sherpa communities

various indigenous groups
knownFor glaciers
high biodiversity
high endemism
high peaks
steep elevational gradients
locatedIn Asia
Bhutan
India
Nepal
partOf Himalayas
threatenedBy climate change
deforestation
habitat fragmentation
infrastructure development

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Bhutan region Eastern Himalayas
Kosi sourceRegion Eastern Himalayas
this entity surface form: eastern Himalayas
Northeast India hasMountainRange Eastern Himalayas
Northeast India hasEcoregion Eastern Himalayas
this entity surface form: Eastern Himalaya biodiversity hotspot
Manas National Park partOf Eastern Himalayas
this entity surface form: Eastern Himalayas biodiversity hotspot
Nameri National Park partOf Eastern Himalayas
this entity surface form: Eastern Himalayas foothills
Indian state of West Bengal hasMountainRange Eastern Himalayas
subject surface form: West Bengal
eastern India hasImportantMountainRange Eastern Himalayas
subject surface form: Eastern India
Orang National Park partOf Eastern Himalayas
this entity surface form: Eastern Himalayan biodiversity hotspot
Dibru-Saikhowa National Park partOf Eastern Himalayas
this entity surface form: Eastern Himalayan biodiversity hotspot
Kangchenjunga locatedIn Eastern Himalayas
this entity surface form: eastern Himalayas
Lhotse SOIUSAClassification Eastern Himalayas
this entity surface form: Eastern Himalaya, Mahalangur Himal subgroup
Lesser Himalayas passesThrough Eastern Himalayas
this entity surface form: eastern Nepal
Greater Himalayas countrySubdivisionOf Eastern Himalayas
this entity surface form: Bhutan Himalayas
Sagarmatha National Park locatedIn Eastern Himalayas
this entity surface form: eastern Himalayas
Elaphodus cephalophus nativeTo Eastern Himalayas
this entity surface form: eastern Himalayas
Manipur region Eastern Himalayas
Meghalaya region Eastern Himalayas
Arunachal Pradesh mountainRange Eastern Himalayas
Irrawaddy River sourceRegion Eastern Himalayas
this entity surface form: Eastern Himalayas foothills
Hkakabo Razi partOf Eastern Himalayas
Subansiri River locatedIn Eastern Himalayas
this entity surface form: eastern Himalayas
Manas River locatedIn Eastern Himalayas
Manas River sourceLocation Eastern Himalayas
this entity surface form: Bhutan Himalayas
Teesta River sourceLocation Eastern Himalayas
Teesta River region Eastern Himalayas
Dibang River sourceRegion Eastern Himalayas
Dibang River locatedIn Eastern Himalayas
this entity surface form: Eastern Himalaya biodiversity hotspot
The Hump crosses Eastern Himalayas
this entity surface form: eastern Himalayas
Sarcochlamys nativeTo Eastern Himalayas
this entity surface form: Eastern Himalaya
Salween River region Eastern Himalayas
Puna Tsang Chhu drainageBasin Eastern Himalayas
Indian state of Sikkim locatedIn Eastern Himalayas
subject surface form: Sikkim
Darjeeling region of West Bengal, India locatedIn Eastern Himalayas
this entity surface form: eastern Himalayas
Darjeeling region of West Bengal, India partOf Eastern Himalayas
this entity surface form: Eastern Himalaya foothills
Indomalayan realm includesEcoregion Eastern Himalayas
Tani languages region Eastern Himalayas
Gorumara National Park partOf Eastern Himalayas
this entity surface form: Eastern Himalayan foothills
Naga Hills partOf Eastern Himalayas
this entity surface form: Eastern Himalaya biodiversity hotspot
Brahmaputra Valley borderedBy Eastern Himalayas
Sarda River sourceRegion Eastern Himalayas
this entity surface form: India–Nepal Himalayan region
Darjeeling locatedIn Eastern Himalayas
Darjeeling Himalayan Railway locatedIn Eastern Himalayas
NER hasMountainRange Eastern Himalayas
subject surface form: Northeast India
Patkai Hills partOf Eastern Himalayas
Bagdogra Airport regionServed Eastern Himalayas
this entity surface form: eastern Himalayas
Gangtok locatedIn Eastern Himalayas
Hengduan Mountains partOf Eastern Himalayas
this entity surface form: East Himalaya region
Ailuridae nativeRange Eastern Himalayas
this entity surface form: eastern Himalayas
Kalimpong locatedIn Eastern Himalayas
this entity surface form: eastern Himalayas