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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Anini geographicalRegion Eastern Himalayas
Dibang Valley district locatedInRegion Eastern Himalayas
this entity surface form: Eastern Himalaya biodiversity hotspot
Idu Mishmi people region Eastern Himalayas
Mishmi tribes ethnicGroupOf Eastern Himalayas
this entity surface form: eastern Himalayas
Himalayan region biodiversityHotspot Eastern Himalayas
this entity surface form: Eastern Himalaya
Lohit River sourceRegion Eastern Himalayas
Kurseong locatedIn Eastern Himalayas
this entity surface form: Eastern Himalayas region
Kachin State mountainRange Eastern Himalayas
Sikkim Himalaya partOf Eastern Himalayas
Tista locatedIn Eastern Himalayas
Botanical Survey of India operatesIn Eastern Himalayas
this entity surface form: Eastern Himalaya
Dri River region Eastern Himalayas
Dri River locatedIn Eastern Himalayas
this entity surface form: Indian Eastern Himalaya biodiversity hotspot
Eastern Himalayan broadleaf forests partOf Eastern Himalayas
Royal Government of Bhutan subregion Eastern Himalayas
Tsangla region Eastern Himalayas
Sarcopyramis distributionRegion Eastern Himalayas
The Aluminum Trail locatedIn Eastern Himalayas
this entity surface form: eastern Himalayas
Chamkhar Chhu locatedIn Eastern Himalayas
this entity surface form: Eastern Himalaya biodiversity hotspot
Apis laboriosa distributionRegion Eastern Himalayas
Siang River region Eastern Himalayas