eastern Hindu Kush
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The eastern Hindu Kush is a rugged, high-altitude subrange of the greater Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan and Pakistan, characterized by steep valleys, glaciated peaks, and remote, sparsely populated terrain.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountain range
ⓘ
subrange of the Hindu Kush ⓘ |
| biodiversity |
alpine flora
ⓘ
high-mountain fauna ⓘ |
| climate |
cold alpine
ⓘ
continental ⓘ |
| countryBorderRegionOf |
Afghanistan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drainage |
tributaries of the Amu Darya
ⓘ
tributaries of the Indus River ⓘ |
| extendsInto |
northeastern Afghanistan
ⓘ
northern Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Cenozoic ⓘ |
| geologicalType | fold and thrust belt ⓘ |
| geopoliticalSignificance | remote border region ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
glaciated peaks
ⓘ
remote terrain ⓘ sparsely populated areas ⓘ steep valleys ⓘ |
| hasGlaciers | yes ⓘ |
| hasTerrain |
high-altitude
ⓘ
rugged ⓘ |
| hazard |
avalanches
ⓘ
glacial lake outburst floods ⓘ landslides ⓘ |
| humanSettlementPattern | small villages in valleys ⓘ |
| knownFor |
high mountain passes
ⓘ
mountaineering ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Afghanistan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Asia ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ South Asia ⓘ |
| mountainSystem | Hindu Kush–Himalayan region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orogeny | Alpine orogeny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Afghan Hindu Kush
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greater Hindu Kush region NERFINISHED ⓘ Hindu Kush NERFINISHED ⓘ Pakistani Hindu Kush NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationDensity | low ⓘ |
| relativeLocation |
east of the central Hindu Kush
ⓘ
north of the Kabul River basin ⓘ west of the Karakoram Range ⓘ |
| separates | Central Asia from the Indian subcontinent ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | collision zone of Indian and Eurasian plates ⓘ |
| usedFor |
limited agriculture in valleys
ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ |
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