Daxue Mountains

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The Daxue Mountains are a major mountain range in western Sichuan, China, known for their high, glaciated peaks including Gongga Shan, one of the tallest mountains east of the Himalayas.

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Daxue Mountains canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain range
climate alpine climate
contains Gongga Shan
Minya Konka
Mount Gongga
glacial cirques
high passes
country China
drainageDivideBetween Yalong River basin
linked to: Yalong River

Yangtze River basin
drainedBy Dadu River
Yalong River
elevationClass high mountains
geologicalAge Cenozoic
hasBiodiversity alpine ecosystems
subalpine forests
hasFeature deep valleys
glaciers
rugged terrain
hasGeologyType fold mountains
hasHighestPoint Gongga Shan
hasTourismType mountaineering
trekking
isOneOf major mountain ranges of Sichuan
tallest mountain ranges east of the Himalayas
knownFor extensive mountain glaciers
high glaciated peaks
steep relief
languageRegion Chinese
locatedEastOf Tibetan Plateau
locatedIn Sichuan Province
western Sichuan
linked to: Southwest China
locatedOnContinent Asia
locatedWestOf Sichuan Basin
nameMeaning Great Snow Mountains
orogeny Himalayan orogeny
partOf Hengduan Mountains
eastern edge of the Tibetan Plateau
region Southwestern China
linked to: Southwest China
separates Sichuan Basin
Tibetan Plateau

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Hengduan Mountains contains Daxue Mountains
Dadu River region borderedBy Daxue Mountains