Shaluli Mountains

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The Shaluli Mountains are a major mountain range on the eastern Tibetan Plateau in western China, known for their high peaks, extensive glaciers, and role as a key watershed in the Hengduan mountain system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
mountain range
biodiversity high mountain biodiversity
climateInfluence influences regional river systems
continent Asia
country China
countrySubdivision Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture
drainageDivideFor Lancang (Mekong) River basin
linked to: Mekong River

Yalong River basin
linked to: Yalong River

Yangtze River basin
ecoregion Hengduan Mountains subalpine conifer forests
extendsInto Tibet Autonomous Region
geologicalSetting eastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau
geology uplifted plateau margin
hasFeature deep river valleys
glaciated peaks
high-altitude plateaus
hydrologicalRole major watershed in the Hengduan mountain system
importance important for climate and hydrology of western China
significant for regional water resources
knownFor extensive glaciers
high peaks
role as a key watershed
locatedIn Sichuan Province
eastern Tibetan Plateau
linked to: eastern Tibet

western China
linked to: Western China
orientation north–south
partOf Hengduan Mountains
eastern Tibetan Plateau mountain systems

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Hengduan Mountains contains Shaluli Mountains