Karakoram

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mountain range

Karakoram is a major mountain range in Central and South Asia, home to some of the world’s highest peaks including K2 and extensive glaciers.

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Observed surface forms (12)

Surface form Occurrences
Karakoram Range 8
Karakoram region 3
Greater Karakoram Range 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain range ⓘ
borderRegionOf China ⓘ
India ⓘ
Pakistan ⓘ
contains Baltoro Glacier ⓘ
Baltoro Muztagh ⓘ
Biafo Glacier ⓘ
Broad Peak ⓘ
Chogolisa ⓘ
Gasherbrum I ⓘ
Gasherbrum II ⓘ
Gasherbrum III ⓘ
Gasherbrum IV ⓘ
Hispar Glacier ⓘ
Hunza Valley ⓘ
K2 ⓘ
Masherbrum ⓘ
Masherbrum Mountains ⓘ
Muztagh Tower ⓘ
Nubra Valley ⓘ
Panmah Glacier ⓘ
Passu Cones ⓘ
Masherbrum Mountains ⓘ
surface form: Saltoro Mountains

Shigar Valley ⓘ
Siachen Glacier ⓘ
Siachen Muztagh ⓘ
Skil Brum ⓘ
Trango Towers ⓘ
Yengisogat Range ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
country China ⓘ
India ⓘ
Pakistan ⓘ
crossedBy Karakoram Pass ⓘ
drainage Indus River basin ⓘ
Yarkand River basin ⓘ
extendsIntoRegion Gilgit-Baltistan ⓘ
Ladakh ⓘ
Xinjiang ⓘ
geology young fold mountains ⓘ
hasFeature arid high-altitude environment ⓘ
high concentration of peaks above 8000 metres ⓘ
steep relief ⓘ
hasGlaciers extensive valley glaciers ⓘ
highestPeak K2 ⓘ
knownFor glaciology research ⓘ
mountaineering ⓘ
locatedIn Central Asia ⓘ
South Asia ⓘ
orogeny Himalayan orogeny ⓘ
partOf Greater Himalayas ⓘ
surface form: Greater Himalaya mountain system

Referenced by (82)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ardito Desio → areaOfActivity → Karakoram ⓘ
Tibetan Plateau → borderedBy → Karakoram ⓘ
this entity surface form: Karakoram Range
Himalayas → contains → Karakoram ⓘ
Asia → containsMountainRange → Karakoram ⓘ
Baltoro Muztagh → geologicalRange → Karakoram ⓘ
this entity surface form: Karakoram Range
South Asia → hasMountainRange → Karakoram ⓘ
Nubra Valley → hasViewOf → Karakoram ⓘ
this entity surface form: Karakoram Range
Gasherbrum I → isMajorPeakOf → Karakoram ⓘ
Gasherbrum III → isPartOf → Karakoram ⓘ
Hunza Valley → knownFor → Karakoram ⓘ
this entity surface form: Karakoram peaks
Abruzzi Spur → locatedIn → Karakoram ⓘ
Baltoro Glacier → locatedIn → Karakoram ⓘ
Baltoro Muztagh → locatedIn → Karakoram ⓘ
Biafo Glacier → locatedIn → Karakoram ⓘ
Broad Peak → locatedIn → Karakoram ⓘ
Cesen Route → locatedIn → Karakoram ⓘ
Chogolisa → locatedIn → Karakoram ⓘ
Gasherbrum II → locatedIn → Karakoram ⓘ
Hispar Glacier → locatedIn → Karakoram ⓘ
Karakoram Pass → locatedIn → Karakoram ⓘ
this entity surface form: Karakoram Range
Masherbrum → locatedIn → Karakoram ⓘ
Masherbrum Mountains → locatedIn → Karakoram ⓘ
Panmah Glacier → locatedIn → Karakoram ⓘ
Passu Cones → locatedIn → Karakoram ⓘ
Shyok River → locatedIn → Karakoram ⓘ
Skil Brum → locatedIn → Karakoram ⓘ
Trango Towers → locatedIn → Karakoram ⓘ
Yengisogat Range → locatedIn → Karakoram ⓘ
Gilgit → locatedInMountainRange → Karakoram ⓘ
K2 → locatedInMountainRange → Karakoram ⓘ
Skardu → locatedInMountainRange → Karakoram ⓘ
Baltoro Glacier → mountainRange → Karakoram ⓘ
Biafo Glacier → mountainRange → Karakoram ⓘ
Broad Peak → mountainRange → Karakoram ⓘ
Chogolisa → mountainRange → Karakoram ⓘ
Gasherbrum II → mountainRange → Karakoram ⓘ
Gasherbrum III → mountainRange → Karakoram ⓘ
Gilgit-Baltistan → mountainRange → Karakoram ⓘ
Hunza Valley → mountainRange → Karakoram ⓘ
Jammu and Kashmir → mountainRange → Karakoram ⓘ
this entity surface form: Karakoram Range
Karakoram Pass → mountainRange → Karakoram ⓘ