Bogda Shan mountains

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The Bogda Shan mountains are a prominent subrange of the eastern Tianshan in Xinjiang, China, known for their high glaciated peaks rising sharply above surrounding desert basins.

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Bogda Shan 1
Bogda Shan mountains canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain range
nature reserve
subrange of the Tianshan
climate continental
continent Asia
country China
drainage endorheic basins of Xinjiang
tributaries of the Ili River
elevation 5445 m
geologicalEra uplifted during Cenozoic
geology Mesozoic and Paleozoic rocks
hasFeature cirque glaciers
valley glaciers
hasGlaciation Pleistocene glacial landforms
modern glaciers
hasHighestPoint Bogda Peak
hasLandform arid foothills
steep north-facing slopes
hasProtectedArea Bogda Nature Reserve
knownFor high glaciated peaks
sharp relief above surrounding desert basins
languageOfToponym Chinese
Uyghur
linked to: Uyghur language
locatedIn Bogda Shan
Xinjiang
eastern Tianshan
linked to: Tien Shan
locatedNearCity Urumqi
near Junggar Basin
linked to: JunggarBasin

Turpan Basin
linked to: Turpan Depression
orientation roughly east–west
partOf Tian Shan
rangeType fold and fault-block mountains
region northern Xinjiang
separates Junggar Basin
linked to: JunggarBasin

Turpan Basin
linked to: Turpan Depression
snowLine relatively low for its latitude
tourism sightseeing of glaciers and peaks
trekking
usedFor mountaineering
scientific research
vegetation alpine meadows
montane steppe

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Turpan Depression boundedBy Bogda Shan mountains
Bogda Peak locatedIn Bogda Shan
subject linked to: Bogda Shan mountains
linked to: Bogda Shan mountains