Western Karakoram
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Western Karakoram is the western section of the Karakoram mountain range, known for its extremely high, rugged peaks and extensive glaciation in northern Pakistan and surrounding regions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Karakoram high-altitude mountaineering region | 1 |
| Western Karakoram canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | mountain range section ⓘ |
| biodiversity |
alpine flora
ⓘ
cold-adapted fauna ⓘ |
| borders |
Central Karakoram
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eastern Karakoram NERFINISHED ⓘ Hindu Kush to the west NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate |
cold arid conditions
ⓘ
high mountain climate ⓘ |
| contains |
Baltoro Glacier
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Biafo Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ Gasherbrum massif NERFINISHED ⓘ Hispar Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ K2 region NERFINISHED ⓘ Masherbrum NERFINISHED ⓘ Siachen Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ Trango Towers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Pakistan ⓘ |
| drainage |
Hunza River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indus River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Shyok River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedBy | collision of Indian Plate and Eurasian Plate ⓘ |
| geology |
igneous intrusions
ⓘ
mainly metamorphic rocks ⓘ |
| glaciationType |
icefalls
ⓘ
valley glaciers ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
deep valleys
ⓘ
extensive glaciation ⓘ extremely high peaks ⓘ rugged terrain ⓘ steep relief ⓘ |
| hazard |
avalanches
ⓘ
glacial lake outburst floods ⓘ |
| highestPoint | K2 region ⓘ |
| humanActivity |
high-altitude trekking
ⓘ
mountaineering ⓘ pastoralism in valleys ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dramatic rock spires
ⓘ
high concentration of large glaciers outside polar regions ⓘ technical mountaineering routes ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Asia
ⓘ
Gilgit-Baltistan ⓘ northern Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Hindu Kush
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Himalayas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | border region of Pakistan and China ⓘ |
| orogeny | Alpine orogeny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Karakoram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Karakoram Range NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| snowCover | permanent snowfields ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Karakoram high-altitude mountaineering region