Celestial Mountains

E82441

UNESCO World Heritage Site geographical feature mountain mountain range

Celestial Mountains is another name for the Tien Shan, a vast Central Asian mountain range known for its high, glaciated peaks and dramatic alpine landscapes.

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Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	UNESCO World Heritage Site → geographical feature → mountain → mountain → mountain range →
alternateName	Jengish Chokusu → Tian Shan → Tien Shan →
countryCount	3 →
drainageBasin	Ili River → Syr Darya → Tarim River →
elevation	7439 m → about 7010 m →
extendsInto	Almaty Region → Issyk-Kul Region → Xinjiang →
geologicalOrigin	orogenic belt →
hasBiome	alpine tundra → coniferous forests → montane grasslands →
hasClimate	continental →
hasFeature	alpine landscapes → glaciers → high peaks →
hasHighestPoint	Jengish Chokusu →
hasNotablePeak	Khan Tengri → Pik Pobedy →
hasProtectedArea	Tianshan World Heritage Site →
knownFor	biodiversity → glaciology research → mountaineering →
languageOfName	Chinese → Kyrgyz →
locatedIn	Central Asia →
locatedInCountry	China → Kazakhstan → Kyrgyzstan NERFINISHED →
meaningOfName	Mountains of Heaven →
mountainType	alpine →
orogeny	Alpine orogeny →
partOf	Inner Asia → Pamir–Tien Shan mountain system → Silk Road region →
separates	Junggar Basin → Tarim Basin →
UNESCOStatus	World Heritage (serial property) →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Tien Shan →	nameMeaning