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.

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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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Peche Valley locatedIn eastern Hindu Kush
Tirich Mir West rangeSection eastern Hindu Kush
Kunar River region eastern Hindu Kush