Statements (33)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
orogenic belt
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Alpide_belt
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gptkbp:extendsTo |
gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkb:Himalayas |
gptkbp:formedBy |
collision of African, Arabian, and Indian plates with Eurasian plate
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gptkbp:geologicalAge |
Cenozoic
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Alpide orogenic belt
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gptkbp:includes |
gptkb:Caucasus
gptkb:Taurus_Mountains gptkb:Zagros_Mountains gptkb:Pontic_Mountains gptkb:Alps gptkb:Atlas_Mountains gptkb:Carpathians gptkb:Himalayas gptkb:Pamir_Mountains gptkb:Elburz_Mountains gptkb:Hellenides gptkb:Tien_Shan Dinaric Alps Hindu Kush |
gptkbp:length |
about 15,000 km
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gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:Eurasia
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gptkbp:namedAfter |
gptkb:Alps
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gptkbp:passesThrough |
gptkb:Middle_East
gptkb:South_Asia gptkb:Southeast_Asia gptkb:Southern_Europe gptkb:Northern_Africa |
gptkbp:significance |
second most seismically active region after the Pacific Ring of Fire
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gptkbp:tectonicActivity |
high
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Alpide_belt
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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