Pamir–Tien Shan mountain system
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The Pamir–Tien Shan mountain system is a vast high-altitude mountain complex in Central Asia, encompassing the Pamir and Tien Shan ranges and forming one of the world’s major orogenic regions.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountain system
ⓘ
orogenic belt ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Himalayas
ⓘ
Hindu Kush NERFINISHED ⓘ Kunlun Mountains ⓘ |
| climate |
cold arid high-mountain
ⓘ
continental ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country |
Afghanistan
ⓘ
China ⓘ Kazakhstan NERFINISHED ⓘ Kyrgyzstan NERFINISHED ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ Tajikistan NERFINISHED ⓘ Uzbekistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drainageBasin |
Amu Darya
ⓘ
surface form:
Amu Darya River
Syr Darya ⓘ
surface form:
Syr Darya River
Tarim River ⓘ |
| elevationClass | high-altitude ⓘ |
| extendsInto |
Kyrgyzstan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern Tajikistan ⓘ southeastern Kazakhstan ⓘ western China ⓘ |
| feature |
active tectonics
ⓘ
deep intracontinental basins ⓘ extensive glaciation ⓘ frequent earthquakes ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | mainly Cenozoic uplift ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | collision zone between Indian Plate and Eurasian Plate ⓘ |
| highestPeak |
Ismoil Somoni Peak
ⓘ
Jengish Chokusu ⓘ Kongur Tagh ⓘ |
| importance |
key region for studies of plateau uplift and climate coupling
ⓘ
major barrier to atmospheric circulation in Central Asia ⓘ |
| includes |
Pamir Mountains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tien Shan ⓘ |
| knownFor |
complex crustal shortening
ⓘ
major orogenic research region ⓘ thickened continental crust ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Central Asia ⓘ |
| orogeny | Cenozoic orogeny ⓘ |
| partOf |
Alpine-Himalayan orogenic belt
ⓘ
Inner Asia mountain systems ⓘ |
| separates |
Ferghana Valley
ⓘ
surface form:
Ferghana Basin
Tarim Basin ⓘ |
| tectonicProcess |
continental collision
ⓘ
intraplate deformation ⓘ |